CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2440

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A flaw in Binder in Android mishandles object references, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp in Binder 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 2016-05-01 mishandles object references, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27252896.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS