CVE-2016-3757
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Google Android 4.0
- Google Android 4.0.1
- Google Android 4.0.2
- Google Android 4.0.3
- Google Android 4.0.4
- Google Android 4.1
- Google Android 4.1.2
- Google Android 4.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ae18eb014609948a40e22192b87b10efc680daa7
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/ae18eb014609948a40e22192b87b10efc680daa7