CVE-2016-3861
high-risk
Published 2016-09-11
LibUtils in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles conversions between Unicode character encodings with different encoding widths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 29250543.
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12.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 88% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (16)
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
19/34 · Moderate
Exposure
21/34 · High