PT-2016-1360 · Google · Android

Chengjia4574 + 1 · Published 2016-02-07 · Updated 2016-03-11 · CVE-2016-0805

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4 Android versions 5.x prior to 5.1.1 LMY49G Android versions 6.x before 2016-02-01

Description The issue is related to the performance event manager for Qualcomm ARM processors in Android, which has inadequate access control to certain functions. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.x prior to 5.1.1 LMY49G, update to version 5.1.1 LMY49G or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-02-01, update to a version released after 2016-02-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00659

CVE-2016-0805

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0805 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00659 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0805 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0805 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0805 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0805 · Vendor Advisory