Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3837

Description

service/jni/com_android_server_wifi_WifiNative.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that provides a MAC address with too few characters, aka internal bug 28164077.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/+/a209ff12ba9617c10550678ff93d01fb72a33399nvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92235nvd

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