CVE-2016-3861
Publication date 11 September 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
android | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored abandoned | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
android-platform-system-core | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
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
Other references
- 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
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3861