CVE-2016-3937

HIGH

Android <2016-10-05 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-3937. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3937 by writing malformed input to the Mediatek framebuffer debug interface, triggering a kernel vulnerability. The code attempts to write crafted strings to /sys/kernel/debug/mtkfb, which can lead to memory corruption or privilege escalation.

Description

The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30030994 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02834874.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars
by ScottyBauer · cpoc
https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2016-3937.c

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-3937 by writing malformed input to the Mediatek framebuffer debug interface, triggering a kernel vulnerability. The code attempts to write crafted strings to /sys/kernel/debug/mtkfb, which can lead to memory corruption or privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android Kernel (Mediatek framebuffer driver)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the device's debugfs interface · Mediatek-based Android device with vulnerable kernel
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93334
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0050
EPSS Percentile 38.7%
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-20
Status published
Products (1)
google/android < 7.0
Published Oct 10, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026