PT-2016-5710 · Google · Android

Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3878

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patch

Description The issue is related to the handling of decoding zero MBs in the mediaserver component of Android. This can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted media file, potentially causing a denial of service, which may result in the device hanging or rebooting.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patch, apply the September 2016 security patch to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3878

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3878 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3878 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/7109ce3f8f90a28ca9f0ee6e14f6ac5e414c62cf · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3878 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92821 · Note