SB2016101016 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android
Published: October 10, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101016
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3882)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Off-by-one error in server/wifi/anqp/VenueNameElement.java in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an access point that provides a crafted (1) Venue Group or (2) Venue Type value, aka internal bug 29464811.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.