SB2016041807 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android
Published: April 18, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041807
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2424)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java in SyncStorageEngine 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 2016-04-01 mismanages certain authority data, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot loop) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26513719.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.