PT-2016-1830 · Google · Android+1

Abhishek Arya + 2 · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-09 · CVE-2016-2454

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-05-01 on Nexus 5 devices

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Qualcomm hardware video codec. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device reboot, by using a specially crafted file. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-05-01 on Nexus 5 devices, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-05-01 to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01163

CVE-2016-2454

Affected Products

Android

Nexus 5

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2454 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01163 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2454 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2454 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2454 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2454 · Security Note