Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2016-1503
Published: April 18, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40363
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1503
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in dhcpcd before 6.10.0, as used 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 2016-04-01 and other products, mismanages option lengths, which. A remote attacker can use a malformed DHCP response to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1503
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External References
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/76a1609352263bd9def1300d7ba990679571fa30
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/1390ace71179f04a09c300ee8d0300aa69d9db09
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05388711
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07