PT-2016-2262 · Google · Android

Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-06-14 · CVE-2016-2475

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-06-01

Description The issue is related to the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android, which allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application. This is due to insufficient input validation. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-06-01, update the system to a version released after 2016-06-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Wi-Fi functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01626

CVE-2016-2475

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2475 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2475 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2475 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2475 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01626 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2475 · Vendor Advisory