CVE-2011-1001 Denial of service in n/a
A malformed APK or dex file can cause dexdump to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1001?
CVE-2011-1001 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
dexdump in Android SDK before 2.3 does not properly perform structural verification, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dexdump crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed APK or dex file that calls a method using more arguments than the number of register that have been declared for that method.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgrm-h8v4-5h63.