PT-2016-2465 · Google · Android

Scott Bauer + 1 · Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-07-11 · CVE-2016-3754

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 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 2016-07-01

Description The issue is related to the mediaserver in Android, which does not limit process-memory usage. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device hang or reboot, via a crafted media file.

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 2016-07-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-07-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01855

CVE-2016-3754

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3754 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3754 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01855 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/6fdee2a83432b3b150d6a34f231c4e2f7353c01e · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/e7142a0703bc93f75e213e96ebc19000022afed9 · Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html · Note