PT-2016-2549 · Google · Android

Sharvil Nanavati · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 2016-08-01

Description The issue is related to a lack of access control in the Bluetooth component of the Android operating system. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically a loss of Bluetooth functionality, by sending a signal to a Bluetooth process using a crafted application.

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 2016-08-01, update to a version released after 2016-08-01.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01941

CVE-2016-3839

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3839 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01941 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/bt/+/472271b153c5dc53c28beac55480a8d8434b2d5c · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3839 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3839 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92242 · Note