PT-2016-2266 · Google · Android

Vasily Vasilev · Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2016-06-14 · CVE-2016-2463

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

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

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 caused by multiple integer overflows in the h264dec component of the libstagefright library in the mediaserver of Android. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file that triggers a large memory allocation.

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

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01630

CVE-2016-2463

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2463 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2463 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01630 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/2b6f22dc64d456471a1dc6df09d515771d1427c8 · Note