Improper access control in Google Android - CVE-2016-3884
Published: September 12, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40115
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3884
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3884
Install update from vendor's website.