PT-2017-1039 · Google · Android

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-19 · CVE-2016-6766

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0

Description A denial of service issue in libmedia and libstagefright in Mediaserver could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is related to the incorrect processing of data, which may enable a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, consider disabling the libmedia and libstagefright components in Mediaserver as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00084

CVE-2016-6766

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00084 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6766 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6766 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6766 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94688 · Note