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CVE-2016-3861 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3944c65637dfed14a5a895685edfa4bacaf9f76e CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/866dc26ad4a98cc835d075b627326e7d7e52ffa1 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/1f4b49e64adf4623eefda503bca61e253597b9bf CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ecf5fd58a8f50362ce9e8d4245a33d56f29f142b CVEIssue TrackingPatch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html CVEVendor Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
google android
4.0
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3
4.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3861
NVD Published Date:
Sep 11, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-3861 Details - Not Deferred