CVE-2016-2430 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges on Android devices by exploiting a flaw in debuggerd via a crafted symbol name in an application.
- 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-2016-2430?
CVE-2016-2430 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 May 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
libbacktrace/Backtrace.cpp in debuggerd 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 2016-05-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via an application containing a crafted symbol name, aka internal bug 27299236.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h8c-rpj3-25v8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2430.