PT-2016-1869 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 3 · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-10 · CVE-2016-2450

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4 Android 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.2 Android 5.1.x versions prior to 5.1.1 Android 6.x versions prior to 2016-05-01

Description The issue is related to the function codecs/on2/enc/SoftVPXEncoder.cpp in libstagefright component of the mediaserver in Android, which does not validate OMX buffer sizes. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, potentially obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android 5.1.x versions prior to 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android 6.x versions prior to 2016-05-01, update to a version released after 2016-05-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01202

CVE-2016-2450

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2450 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2450 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01202 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2450 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2450 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2450 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/7fd96ebfc4c9da496c59d7c45e1f62be178e626d · Note