CVE-2016-2449 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to missing validation of camera template IDs in Android mediaserver.
- 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-2016-2449?
CVE-2016-2449 is a high-severity missing authorization 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
services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp in mediaserver 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 does not validate template IDs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27568958.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2016-2449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc7q-x473-jj96, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2449.