PT-2016-2127 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 2 · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-06-13 · CVE-2016-2483

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 versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2 Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1 Android versions 6.x before 2016-06-01

Description The issue is related to the mm-video-v4l2 venc component in the mediaserver of the Android operating system, which mishandles a buffer count. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application to gain privileges. The exploitation can result in obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-06-01, update to a version released after 2016-06-01.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01480

CVE-2016-2483

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2483 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2483 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01480 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2483 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2483 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2483 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/media/+/89913d7df36dbeb458ce165856bd6505a2ec647d · Note