CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3831

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The telephony component 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 2016-08-01 allows remote attackers to cause a device crash via a mishandled NITZ time value of 2038-01-19 or later.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a device crash, potentially leading to service availability interruptions for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor devices for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The telephony component 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 2016-08-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a NITZ time value of 2038-01-19 or later that is mishandled by the system clock, aka internal bug 29083635, related to a "Year 2038 problem."

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