Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2016-1503

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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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1503
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-1503

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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