PT-2016-1766 · Google · Android

Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-20 · CVE-2016-0839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/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 2016-04-01

Description The issue is related to the post proc/volume listener.c function in the mediaserver component of the Android operating system. It is caused by a buffer overflow, which can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted media file. This exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service due to memory corruption.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-04-01, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-04-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of media files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01092

CVE-2016-0839

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0839 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0839 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01092 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/audio/+/ebbb82365172337c6c250c6cac4e326970a9e351 · Note