PT-2016-2223 · Google · Android

Shreyas Basarge · Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-25 · CVE-2016-2424

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 2016-04-01

Description The issue is related to the mismanagement of certain authority data in the SyncStorageEngine component, which can be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a reboot loop. This can be achieved via a crafted application. The problem exists due to insufficient input validation in the SyncStorageEngine.java function.

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 2016-04-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-04-01.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01587

CVE-2016-2424

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2424 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2424 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01587 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/d3383d5bfab296ba3adbc121ff8a7b542bde4afb · Note