PT-2016-5714 · Google · Android

Andre Teixeira Rizzo · Published 2016-10-10 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3882

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 6.x before 2016-10-01 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-10-01

Description The issue is related to an off-by-one error in the VenueNameElement.java file, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted Venue Group or Venue Type value provided by an access point.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.x before 2016-10-01, update to a version released after 2016-10-01 to resolve the issue. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-10-01, update to a version released after 2016-10-01 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3882

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3882 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3882 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/+/35a86eef3c0eef760f7e61c52a343327ba601630 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93295 · Note