PT-2016-1579 · Google · Android

Robert Shih · Published 2016-03-12 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-0829

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4 Android versions 5.x prior to 5.1.1 LMY49H Android versions 6.x before 2016-03-01

Description The issue exists due to the lack of initialization of a certain input data structure in the BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact function. This allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information or bypass protection mechanisms by triggering a QUEUE BUFFER action.

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 LMY49H, update to version 5.1.1 LMY49H or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-03-01, update to a version from 2016-03-01 or later.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00880

CVE-2016-0829

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0829 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00880 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0829 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0829 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0829 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0829 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/84261 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/d06421fd37fbb7fd07002e6738fac3a223cb1a62 · Note