PT-2017-1040 · Google · Android+2

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-19 · CVE-2016-6765

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, 7.0

Description A denial of service issue in libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is related to the improper handling of data. The exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to cause the device to hang or reboot.

Recommendations For versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 7.0, 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:2017-00085

CVE-2016-6765

Affected Products

Android

Mediaserver

Libstagefright

References · 8

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6765 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6765 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00085 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94688 · Note