CVE-2016-3815

MEDIUM

NVIDIA Camera Driver - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-3815. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3815, a vulnerability in the Android kernel's virtual camera device driver. It triggers a buffer overflow via a crafted ioctl call to /dev/camera.pcl, leveraging improper bounds checking in the reg_names field.

Description

The NVIDIA camera driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28522274.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars
by ScottyBauer · cpoc
https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2016-3815.c

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3815, a vulnerability in the Android kernel's virtual camera device driver. It triggers a buffer overflow via a crafted ioctl call to /dev/camera.pcl, leveraging improper bounds checking in the reg_names field.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android kernel (tegra driver, versions affected by CVE-2016-3815)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to /dev/camera.pcl device node · Vulnerable kernel version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
google/android < 6.0.1
Published Jul 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026