PT-2016-3295 · Google · Android

Oleksiy Vyalov · Published 2016-05-17 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3890

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 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 2016-09-01

Description The issue is related to the Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in Android, specifically with how it handles socket close operations. This can be exploited by attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially designed application.

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 2016-09-01, ensure that the September 2016 security patch or later is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03738

CVE-2016-3890

Affected Products

Android

References · 14

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/014b01706cc64dc9c2ad94a96f62e07c058d0b5d · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03738 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3890 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/268068f25673242d1d5130d96202d3288c91b700 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3890 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92851 · Note