CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3900

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ServiceManager in Android has a vulnerability that improperly restricts service registration. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

cmds/servicemanager/service_manager.c in ServiceManager in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not properly restrict service registration, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29431260.

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