PT-2016-7061 · Google · Libskia+1

Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2016-12-06 · CVE-2016-6701

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-11-01 patch

Description A remote code execution issue in libskia could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the gallery process.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-11-01 patch, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6701

Affected Products

Android

Libskia

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6701 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6701 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6701 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6701 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6701 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94162 · Note