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CVE-2016-3768

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 ...

7.8 High

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28172137 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1010644.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28172137 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1010644.

Record
CVE-2016-3768
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28172137 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1010644.

Record
CVE-2016-3768
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4781 No score

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28172137 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1010644.

Record
EUVD-2016-4781
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8gv-6xcr-hh54 7.8

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 ...

The Qualcomm performance component in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5, 6, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28172137 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1010644.

Record
GHSA-q8gv-6xcr-hh54
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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