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CVE-2016-3792

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on...

7.8 High

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

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

0.44%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

Record
CVE-2016-3792
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

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

Record
CVE-2016-3792
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4805 No score

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

Record
EUVD-2016-4805
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h558-fg72-4xph 7.8

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on...

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

Record
GHSA-h558-fg72-4xph
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

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In short

CVE-2016-3792 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 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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