CVE-2016-3874 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-3874

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05...

Vulnerability Description

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the arguments array, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that sends a WE_UNIT_TEST_CMD command, aka Android internal bug 29944562 and Qualcomm internal bug CR997797.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

android
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 11th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.