CVE-2016-3748
The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3748- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3748- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4761 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4761- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p3m5-2cwm-r9cv
The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p3m5-2cwm-r9cv- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3748 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Google Android, published July 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.