PT-2016-5741 · Google · Android

Published 2016-10-10 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3913

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 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 2016-10-01 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-10-01

Description The issue is related to a failure to validate a certain static cast operation in the mediaserver component of Android. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

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 2016-10-01, apply the October 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-10-01, apply the October 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3913

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0c3b93c8c2027e74af642967eee5c142c8fd185d · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3913 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3913 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3913 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3913 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3913 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93296 · Note