PT-2016-1872 · Google · Android

Michał Bednarski · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-10 · CVE-2016-2440

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 4.x through 4.4.4 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.2 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.1 Android versions 6.x before 2016-05-01

Description The issue is related to the mishandling of object references in the libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp file of the Binder component in Android. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-05-01, update to a version released after 2016-05-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01205

CVE-2016-2440

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01205 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2440 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2440 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/a59b827869a2ea04022dd225007f29af8d61837a · Note