CVE-2016-4546 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 13 Feb 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can crash the IAndroidShm service on Samsung Android devices by sending crafted data, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-4546?

CVE-2016-4546 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Samsung devices with Android KK(4.4) or L(5.0/5.1) allow local users to cause a denial of service (IAndroidShm service crash) via crafted data in a service call.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Samsung Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-4546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c65m-f972-4v32.