Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2016-3831
Published: August 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40159
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3831
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The telephony component 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 2016-08-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a NITZ time value of 2038-01-19 or later that is mishandled by the system clock, aka internal bug 29083635, related to a "Year 2038 problem."
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3831
Install update from vendor's website.