Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2016-2476
Published: June 13, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40241
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-2016-2476
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 execute arbitrary code.
mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not validate OMX buffer sizes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27207275.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2476
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0bb5ced60304da7f61478ffd359e7ba65d72f181
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/295c883fe3105b19bcd0f9e07d54c6b589fc5bff
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/94d9e646454f6246bf823b6897bd6aea5f08eda3
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/db829699d3293f254a7387894303451a91278986