PT-2016-2561 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 4 · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3825

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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 allocation of an incorrect amount of memory in the mm-video-v4l2/vidc/venc/src/omx video base.cpp file in the mediaserver of the Android operating system. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The exploitation of this issue may permit a local attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

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

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01953

CVE-2016-3825

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3825 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/media/+/d575ecf607056d8e3328ef2eb56c52e98f81e87d · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3825 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3825 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3825 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3825 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01953 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92218 · Note