Information disclosure in Google, Google Android

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU40226

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2499

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

AudioSource.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 2016-06-01 does not initialize certain data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27855172.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 4.0 - 6.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/dd3546765710ce8dd49eb23901d90345dec8282f

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.