PT-2016-3158 · Google · Android

Published 2016-12-10 · Updated 2017-08-20 · CVE-2016-5867

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android for MSM (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a sound driver in the Android operating system for MSM, which is associated with inadequate access control. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to choose values of some variables in userspace, potentially leading to a stack overflow. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Android for MSM, consider restricting access to the sound driver until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using variables that can be chosen by users to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01985

CVE-2016-5867

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01985 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=065360da7147003aed8f59782b7652d565f56be5 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5867 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98170 · Note