Data Handling in Google Android - CVE-2016-3752

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Data Handling in Google Android - CVE-2016-3752

Published: July 11, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40190
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3752
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

internal/app/ChooserActivity.java in the ChooserTarget service in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 mishandles target security checks, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28384423.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-3752

Install update from vendor's website.

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