PT-2016-2134 · Google · Android

Marco Nelissen · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-06-13 · CVE-2016-2476

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 is related to 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. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges.

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 that the device is updated to a version released on or after 2016-06-01.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01487

CVE-2016-2476

Affected Products

Android

References · 11

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01487 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2476 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2476 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/db829699d3293f254a7387894303451a91278986 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0bb5ced60304da7f61478ffd359e7ba65d72f181 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/94d9e646454f6246bf823b6897bd6aea5f08eda3 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/295c883fe3105b19bcd0f9e07d54c6b589fc5bff · Note