CVE-2016-3750 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass isolation protection mechanisms in Android via a crafted application due to missing validation of the dup system call return value.

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-2016-3750?

CVE-2016-3750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 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

libs/binder/Parcel.cpp in the Parcels Framework APIs 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 2016-07-01 does not validate the return value of the dup system call, which allows attackers to bypass an isolation protection mechanism via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28395952.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3750 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pg65-gwwv-v6p4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3750.

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