CVE-2016-3758 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3758?

CVE-2016-3758 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

Multiple buffer overflows in libdex/OptInvocation.cpp in DexClassLoader 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 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides a long filename, aka internal bug 27840771.

Weakness: CWE-264, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3758?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3758?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-3758 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3758 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3758, GHSA-99qx-727v-7x9w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3758.