CVE-2016-3884

MEDIUM

Android <6.0.1 & <7.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java in the Notification Manager Service in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 lacks uid checks, which allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on method calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421441.

References (4)

[Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/61e9103b5725965568e46657f4781dd8f2e5b623

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92875

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (4)

google/android

google/android

google/android

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 11, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026