CVE-2016-3856
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers...
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
- Record
CVE-2016-3856- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
- Record
CVE-2016-3856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4869 No score
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4869- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94qq-v4fr-p9m9
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers...
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
- Record
GHSA-94qq-v4fr-p9m9- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3856
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3856- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2016-3856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published August 6, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
securityfocus.com/bid/92256
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit?h=LA.BF64.1.2.1&id=cc2853e6cec8ca2cf92430ad9a83358b131fc417
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3856
github.com/advisories/GHSA-94qq-v4fr-p9m9
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3856
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3856