CVE-2016-3868

HIGH

Android <2016-09-05 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-3868. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3868 by writing a malformed string to the Qualcomm MSM kernel debug interface, triggering a buffer overflow in the ptable driver. The exploit targets Android devices with vulnerable Qualcomm kernels, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) or potential privilege escalation.

Description

The Qualcomm power driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28967028 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1032875.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars
by ScottyBauer · cpoc
https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2016-3868.c

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3868 by writing a malformed string to the Qualcomm MSM kernel debug interface, triggering a buffer overflow in the ptable driver. The exploit targets Android devices with vulnerable Qualcomm kernels, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) or potential privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Qualcomm MSM kernel (Android devices)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the device's debugfs interface · Vulnerable Qualcomm kernel version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92883
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 44.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
google/android < 7.0
Published Sep 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026