PT-2016-1829 · Google+1 · Android+1

Hao Chen · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-16 · CVE-2016-2456

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-05-01

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the MediaTek Wi-Fi driver of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-05-01, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-05-01 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01162

CVE-2016-2456

Affected Products

Android

Mediatek Wi-Fi Driver

References · 7

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2456 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2456 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2456 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2456 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2456 · Vendor Advisory