CVE-2016-3854 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted application due to missing image mode validation in Qualcomm Android drivers.
- 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-2016-3854?
CVE-2016-3854 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Aug 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
drivers/media/video/msm/msm_mctl_buf.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 does not validate the image mode, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR897326.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-3854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv8v-hr6w-hx3h.