CVE-2016-3861
Published: 11 September 2016
LibUtils in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles conversions between Unicode character encodings with different encoding widths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 29250543.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
android Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Does not exist
|
artful |
Does not exist
|
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
android-platform-system-core Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1:7.0.0+r1-4)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3861
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3944c65637dfed14a5a895685edfa4bacaf9f76e
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/866dc26ad4a98cc835d075b627326e7d7e52ffa1
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/1f4b49e64adf4623eefda503bca61e253597b9bf
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ecf5fd58a8f50362ce9e8d4245a33d56f29f142b
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian