CVE-2016-3895 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An integer overflow in Android's mediaserver allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application.

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-2016-3895?

CVE-2016-3895 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Sep 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

Integer overflow in the Region::unflatten function in libs/ui/Region.cpp in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29983260.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3895?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q86f-vpr4-qh74, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3895.

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