PT-2016-2671 · Google · Android

Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3821

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 incorrect declarations in the libmedia package of the Android mediaserver, which can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted media file. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference or memory corruption.

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 on or after 2016-08-01.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02063

CVE-2016-3821

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3821 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/42a25c46b844518ff0d0b920c20c519e1417be69 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02063 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3821 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3821 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3821 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92228 · Note