PT-2016-5717 · Google · Android

Josh Gao · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3885

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 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 is related to the interaction between PTRACE ATTACH operations and thread exits in the debuggerd component. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Recommendations 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 patch available as of 2016-09-01. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01, apply the patch available as of 2016-09-01.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3885

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3885 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/d7603583f90c2bc6074a4ee2886bd28082d7c65b · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3885 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3885 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92876 · Note