PT-2016-1875 · Google · Android

Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-10 · CVE-2016-2429

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/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 libFLAC/stream decoder.c function in the mediaserver component, which does not prevent free operations on uninitialized memory. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted media file. The problem is caused by a buffer overflow in the libFLAC/stream decoder.c function.

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 on or after 2016-05-01.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01208

CVE-2016-2429

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01208 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2429 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2429 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2429 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2429 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2429 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/flac/+/b499389da21d89d32deff500376c5ee4f8f0b04c · Note