CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3757

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The print_maps function in toolbox/lsof.c in Android versions before 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, and 6.x before July 1, 2016 allows user-assisted attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that attempts to list a long name of a memory-mapped file.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the Android system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The print_maps function in toolbox/lsof.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 2016-07-01 allows user-assisted attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that attempts to list a long name of a memory-mapped file, aka internal bug 28175237. NOTE: print_maps is not related to the Vic Abell lsof product.

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