PT-2016-2204 · Google · Android

Daniel Rosenberg · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-11-30 · CVE-2016-2494

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 2016-06-01

Description The issue is related to an off-by-one error in the sdcard/sdcard.c component, which can be exploited by attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. This could allow an attacker to obtain Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. The vulnerability is associated with a boundary condition violation in the algorithm.

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 2016-06-01, update to a version released after 2016-06-01.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01557

CVE-2016-2494

Affected Products

Android

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39921 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2494 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2494 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01557 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2494 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137404/Android-system-bin-sdcard-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/864e2e22fcd0cba3f5e67680ccabd0302dfda45d · Note
• https://cve.omprussia.ru/bb1321 · Note