PT-2016-5702 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 5 · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3870

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 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 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01

Description The issue allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application due to the failure to prevent input-port changes in the omx/SimpleSoftOMXComponent.cpp file in libstagefright in mediaserver.

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, apply the September 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01, apply the September 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3870

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3870 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3870 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3870 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3870 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/1e9801783770917728b7edbdeff3d0ec09c621ac · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3870 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note