CVE-2016-11047 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges on Samsung devices with Marvell chipsets via a stack-based buffer overflow in the ACIPC-MSOCKET driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-11047?

CVE-2016-11047 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with JBP(4.2) and KK(4.4) (Marvell chipsets) software. The ACIPC-MSOCKET driver allows local privilege escalation via a stack-based buffer overflow. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5393 (April 2016).

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11047?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-11047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-11047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-gr8m-26qh-f5gq.

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