PT-2016-2552 · Google · Android

Guang Gong · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3836

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions 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 the lack of protection for service data in the SurfaceFlinger service of the Android operating system. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application to obtain confidential information. The vulnerability is connected to the absence of a default constructor in the include/ui/FrameStats.h class.

Recommendations 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, ensure your device is updated with the latest security patch released on or after 2016-08-01.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01944

CVE-2016-3836

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/3bcf0caa8cca9143443814b36676b3bae33a4368 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3836 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01944 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3836 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3836 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3836 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3836 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92224 · Note