Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2478 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU40239
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2478
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp in 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 mishandles pointers, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27475409.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Android: 4.0 - 6.0.1
CPE2.3http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
http://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/media/+/f22c2a0f0f9e030c240468d9d18b9297f001bcf0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.