PT-2016-5716 · Google · Android

Madhu Priya Murugan · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3884

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a lack of uid checks in the Notification Manager Service, specifically in the server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java file. This allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on method calls via a crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patchday, update to a version that includes the September 2016 security patch to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3884

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3884 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3884 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/61e9103b5725965568e46657f4781dd8f2e5b623 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92875 · Note