CVE-2016-3882 — Off-by-one error in server/wifi/anqp/VenueNameElement.java in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an access point that provides a crafted (1) Venue Group or (2) Venue Type value, aka internal bug 29464811

Back Back to CVE browser

MEDIUM

Off-by-one error in server/wifi/anqp/VenueNameElement.java in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an access point that provides a crafted (1) Venue Group or (2) Venue Type value, aka internal bug 29464811

Published Oct 10, 2016

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.44%

Description

Off-by-one error in server/wifi/anqp/VenueNameElement.java in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an access point that provides a crafted (1) Venue Group or (2) Venue Type value, aka internal bug 29464811.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.44% 0.00442

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00442

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	0.44% (0.00442)	36.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.44% (0.00442)	34.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.22% (0.00217)	42.30th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.25% (0.00249)	65.37th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.25% (0.00249)	63.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.25% (0.00249)	60.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-284

References (3)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93295
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/+/35a86eef3c0eef760f7e61c52a343327ba601630
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Link	Providers	Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93295		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/+/35a86eef3c0eef760f7e61c52a343327ba601630		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Oct 10, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Mar 30, 2016

Link CVE-2016-3882

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-3882

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-3882