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CVE-2016-3885 Details

Description

debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles the interaction between PTRACE_ATTACH operations and thread exits, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29555636.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/d7603583f90c2bc6074a4ee2886bd28082d7c65b	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92876	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763	CVE
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/d7603583f90c2bc6074a4ee2886bd28082d7c65b	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92876	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763	[email protected]

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
google android	5.0 5.0.1 5.1 5.1.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 13, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 12, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]