PT-2016-1828 · Google · Android

Heisecode + 1 · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-09 · CVE-2016-2459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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 2016-05-01

Description The issue is related to the mediaserver in Android, which does not initialize certain data structures correctly. This allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application. The problem is associated with the IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp and IGraphicBufferProducer.cpp objects.

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 2016-05-01, ensure that the device is updated to a version released on or after 2016-05-01.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01161

CVE-2016-2459

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2459 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01161 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2459 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/a30d7d90c4f718e46fb41a99b3d52800e1011b73 · Note