Improper access control in Google Android - CVE-2016-3838
Published: August 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40152
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3838
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of locked-screen 911 functionality) via a crafted application that uses the app-pinning feature, aka internal bug 28761672.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3838
Install update from vendor's website.