PT-2016-1715 · Google · Android

Iamnion + 1 · Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-22 · CVE-2016-2420

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4

Description The issue is related to the rootdir/init.rc function in the Android operating system, which has insufficient access control. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01041

CVE-2016-2420

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2420 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2420 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2420 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01041 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2420 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2420 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573c · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98 · Note