PT-2018-1203 · Google · Android

Published 2018-04-02 · Updated 2018-05-02 · CVE-2016-10491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2018-04-05

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow in a QuRT API function. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2018-04-05, update to a version with a security patch level of 2018-04-05 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the QuRT API function until a patch is available.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00671

CVE-2016-10491

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10491 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00671 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103671 · Note