PT-2017-1041 · Google · Android

Zhe Jin · Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-19 · CVE-2016-6764

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 The issue is related to resource management errors in the media server service of the Android operating system. It may allow a remote attacker to cause a device hang or reboot using a specially crafted file. This is considered a high-impact issue due to the possibility of remote denial of service.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00086

CVE-2016-6764

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6764 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00086 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6764 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94688 · Note