CVE-2016-3933
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain...
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421408.
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
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421408.
- Record
CVE-2016-3933- 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
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421408.
- Record
CVE-2016-3933- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4946 No score
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421408.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4946- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxmx-924q-mx8w
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain...
mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421408.
- Record
GHSA-vxmx-924q-mx8w- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3933 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published October 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.