SB2016080508 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android
Published: August 5, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080508
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) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3838)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of locked-screen 911 functionality) via a crafted application that uses the app-pinning feature, aka internal bug 28761672.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.