CVE-2016-2412 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to improper crash handling in the Skia graphics library within Android.
- 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-2016-2412?
CVE-2016-2412 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
include/core/SkPostConfig.h in Skia, as used in System_server 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, mishandles certain crashes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26593930.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2412?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxcj-v7cm-2p4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2412.