Improper access control in Google Android - CVE-2016-3818
Published: July 11, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40175
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3818
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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.
libc in Android 4.x before 4.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 28740702.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3818
Install update from vendor's website.