PT-2016-5711 · Google · Android

Spid3R + 1 · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3879

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 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference, and potentially causing the device to hang or reboot, via a crafted media file.

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, update to a version released on or after 2016-09-01.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3879

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3879 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3879 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3879 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3879 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3879 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/cadfb7a3c96d4fef06656cf37143e1b3e62cae86 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92821 · Note