PT-2016-1768 · Google · Android

Marco Nelissen · Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-20 · CVE-2016-0837

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 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted media file. This is due to an out-of-bounds read and memory corruption in the MPEG4Extractor.cpp function of the libstagefright library in the mediaserver component. The exploitation of this issue can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01094

CVE-2016-0837

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0837 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0837 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01094 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/7a282fb64fef25349e9d341f102d9cea3bf75baf · Note