CVE-2016-3861
Android LibUtils Unicode Encoding Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 11, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 3, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-3861 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2016-3861 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40354/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92811 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/1f4b49e64adf4623eefda503bca61e253597b9bf No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/1f4b49e64adf4623eefda503bca61e253597b9bf Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ecf5fd58a8f50362ce9e8d4245a33d56f29f142b No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ecf5fd58a8f50362ce9e8d4245a33d56f29f142b Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3944c65637dfed14a5a895685edfa4bacaf9f76e No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3944c65637dfed14a5a895685edfa4bacaf9f76e Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/866dc26ad4a98cc835d075b627326e7d7e52ffa1 No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/866dc26ad4a98cc835d075b627326e7d7e52ffa1 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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3.12 }} 0.90%
score
0.91141
percentile