PT-2016-2460 · Google · Android

Christopher Tate · Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-07-12 · CVE-2016-3759

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-07-01

Description The issue is related to the Framework APIs in Android, which lack protection for certain service data. This allows attackers to read backup data by using a crafted application that leverages priv-app access to insert a backup transport.

Recommendations 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 2016-07-01, ensure that the device is updated to a version released on or after 2016-07-01.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01850

CVE-2016-3759

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3759 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3759 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01850 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9b8c6d2df35455ce9e67907edded1e4a2ecb9e28 · Note