PT-2016-2123 · Google · Android

Wonsik Kim · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-06-13 · CVE-2016-2487

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 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-06-01

Description The issue allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, potentially obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. This is due to insufficient input validation in the libstagefright component of the Android mediaserver. Exploitation of this issue may enable a remote attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-06-01, ensure your device is updated with the latest security patch released on or after 2016-06-01.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01476

CVE-2016-2487

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2487 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01476 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2487 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/918eeaa29d99d257282fafec931b4bda0e3bae12 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/4e32001e4196f39ddd0b86686ae0231c8f5ed944 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/d2f47191538837e796e2b10c1ff7e1ee35f6e0ab · Note