Buffer overflow in Google, Google Android

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU40164

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3825

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

mm-video-v4l2/vidc/venc/src/omx_video_base.cpp in mediaserver in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allocates an incorrect amount of memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28816964.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 5.0 - 6.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92218
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/media/+/d575ecf607056d8e3328ef2eb56c52e98f81e87d

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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