PT-2016-1762 · Google · Android

Wish Wu + 1 · Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-20 · CVE-2016-0843

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 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-04-01

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Qualcomm ARM component of the Android operating system. It can be exploited by a local attacker using a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-04-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-04-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01088

CVE-2016-0843

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0843 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0843 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01088 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0843 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0843 · Vendor Advisory