SB2016091217 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android
Published: September 12, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091217
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-2016-3898)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Telephony in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of locked-screen 911 TTY functionality) via a crafted application that modifies the TTY mode by broadcasting an intent, aka internal bug 29832693.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.