PT-2016-2463 · Google · Android

Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-07-11 · CVE-2016-3756

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4 Android versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2 Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1 Android versions 6.x before 2016-07-01

Description The issue is related to the lack of partition number validation in the Tremolo/res012.c file of the Android mediaserver. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted media file, potentially causing a denial of service, which may result in the device hanging or rebooting.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-07-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-07-01.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01853

CVE-2016-3756

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3756 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3756 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3756 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3756 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3756 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01853 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/tremolo/+/659030a2e80c38fb8da0a4eb68695349eec6778b · Note