Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2016-2497
Published: August 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40171
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2497
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 read and manipulate data.
services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java in the framework APIs 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 attackers to increase intent-filter priority via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27450489.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2497
Install update from vendor's website.