HIGH
The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804
Published Jul 11, 2016
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.4 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00367
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00367
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 21.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/556bb0f55324e8839d7b735a0de9bc31028e839e x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/556bb0f55324e8839d7b735a0de9bc31028e839e | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner google_android
Published Jul 11, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 30, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3748
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a