SB2016050917 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: May 9, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050917
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2452)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
codecs/amrnb/dec/SoftAMR.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-05-01 does not validate buffer sizes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bugs 27662364 and 27843673.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/44749eb4f273f0eb681d0fa013e3beef754fa687
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/65756b4082cd79a2d99b2ccb5b392291fd53703f
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/daa85dac2055b22dabbb3b4e537597e6ab73a866