CVE-2016-3836
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016...
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
- Record
CVE-2016-3836- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
- Record
CVE-2016-3836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4849 No score
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4849- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4px-9294-wc7w
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016...
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
- Record
GHSA-r4px-9294-wc7w- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3836
The SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3836- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/3bcf0caa8cca9143443814b36676b3bae33a4368
securityfocus.com/bid/92224
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3836
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4px-9294-wc7w
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3836
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3836