PT-2017-1042 · Google · Android

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-19 · CVE-2016-6763

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 insufficient access control in the Telephony service of the Android operating system. It may allow a remote attacker to cause a device to hang or reboot. A local malicious application could also use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot, potentially leading to a local permanent denial of service.

Recommendations For versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, and 7.0, update to a newer 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.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00087

CVE-2016-6763

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00087 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6763 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6763 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94711 · Note