CVE-2016-3890

The Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in adb/sockets.cpp in Android 4.x before 4.4.4...

7.0 HighFix available

The Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in adb/sockets.cpp in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 mishandles socket close operations, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28347842.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.0

Record: CVE-2016-3890
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3890
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4903 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4903
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57gc-3rm7-w9xr 7.0

The Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in adb/sockets.cpp in Android 4.x before 4.4.4...

Record: GHSA-57gc-3rm7-w9xr
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.0

Record: CVE-2016-3890
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-3890 7.0

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3890
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3890 7.0

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3890
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android-platform-system-core` Debian:11	before 1:6.0.1+r43-1	1:6.0.1+r43-1
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-3890 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published September 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in android-platform-system-core 1:6.0.1+r43-1.

References

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