CVE-2016-3750 Security feature bypass in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg65-gwwv-v6p4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3750.