PT-2016-2537 · Google · Android

Published 2016-08-06 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3856

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 2016-08-05

Description The issue is related to errors in restrictions and stdio streams in the netd process of the Android operating system. It can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-08-05, update to a version released after 2016-08-05 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01928

CVE-2016-3856

Affected Products

Android

References · 12

• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BF64.1.2.1&id=cc2853e6cec8ca2cf92430ad9a83358b131fc417 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3856 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01928 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3856 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BR.1&id=568ef402f6d5a7a50c126aafc78c4edf59abba1c · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BR.1&id=568ef402f6d5a7a50c126aafc78c4edf59abba1c · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92256 · Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BF64.1.2.1&id=cc2853e6cec8ca2cf92430ad9a83358b131fc417 · Note