CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2494

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c 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 June 1, 2016 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can obtain Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c 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 2016-06-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 28085658.

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