CVE-2016-0810 Race condition in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to improper locking in the Android mediaserver component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0810?
CVE-2016-0810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
media/libmedia/SoundPool.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 mishandles locking requirements, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25781119.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0810?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9x5f-xh2f-99mg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0810.