PT-2016-2545 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 4 · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3844

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-08-05

Description The issue is related to the mediaserver component in Android, which has inadequate access control. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-08-05, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-08-05 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of applications from unknown sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01936

CVE-2016-3844

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3844 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01936 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3844 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3844 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92241 · Note