High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3850

Description

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164.

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Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=6.0.1
Samsung Mobile/bootloaderllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92236nvd

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