Denial of service in Google Android - CVE-2016-3920
Published: October 5, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU752
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3920
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 user to trigger temporary DoS conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the in the Mediaserver of the affected software. By tricking the victim to follow a malicious link or open a malicious file attackers can cause a device hang or restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in temporary denial of service on the vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the in the Mediaserver of the affected software. By tricking the victim to follow a malicious link or open a malicious file attackers can cause a device hang or restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in temporary denial of service on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3920
Update to version 7.1.