SB2016112520 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6714)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

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

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Android ID: A-31092462.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html