CVE-2016-2416
high-risk
Published 2016-04-18
libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp in mediaserver 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 2016-04-01 does not check for the android.permission.DUMP permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via a dump request, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27046057.
Do I need to act?
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0.29% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
53
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
20/34 · Moderate