PT-2016-2940 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Guang Gong · Published 2016-11-10 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2016-6754

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 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-05

Description A remote code execution issue could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code when the user is navigating to a website. This issue is related to a buffer overflow operation in the Common Log File System driver of the Windows operating system, but also affects Android. The exploitation of this issue may allow a remote 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 2016-11-05, ensure that all security patches up to 2016-11-05 are applied.

Exploit

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02371

CVE-2016-6754

Affected Products

Android

Windows

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/secmob/BadKernel · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40846 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6754 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6754 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02371 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94204 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94015 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-134 · Note