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CVE-2016-3799

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to...

7.8 High

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.

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

0.42%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.

Record
CVE-2016-3799
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 MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.

Record
CVE-2016-3799
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4812 No score

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.

Record
EUVD-2016-4812
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv24-mhc8-mjx6 7.8

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to...

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.

Record
GHSA-mv24-mhc8-mjx6
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-2016-3799 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 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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