CVE-2016-0846 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to improper heap size handling in the Android IMemory interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0846?
CVE-2016-0846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libs/binder/IMemory.cpp in the IMemory Native Interface in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly consider the heap size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26877992.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0846?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0846 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-0846 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3gg-cwrv-pf4r, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0846.