VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-3831
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The telephony component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a NITZ time value of 2038-01-19 or later that is mishandled by the system clock, aka internal bug 29083635, related to a "Year 2038 problem."
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- security@android.com — Vendor Advisory
- security@android.com
- security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch