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Vulnerability details: VCID-1h1a-mpgm-w3hf
Vulnerability ID VCID-1h1a-mpgm-w3hf
Aliases CVE-2016-3751
Summary Privilege Escalation Unspecified vulnerability in libpng, as used in Android , allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
epss 0.00135 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751
cvssv3 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751
Reference id Reference type URL
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libpng/+/9d4853418ab2f754c2b63e091c29c5529b8b86ca
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3751
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0004/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/4
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-3751 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.33114
EPSS Score 0.00135
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:04.702620+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libpng/CVE-2016-3751.yml 38.0.0