July 2016 Android Security Bulletin

The frail world of the Android ecosystem has taken some hits in the past week with the disclosure of a full disk encryption bypass vulnerability and the arrival of the HummingBad malware. The FDE bypass highlighted the need to keep Android patch levels current, but as Duo Labs statistics point ou...

Encryption Bypass Vulnerability Impact Half Android Devices

A flaw in chipmaker Qualcomm’s mobile processor, used in 60 percent of Android mobiles, allows attackers to crack full disk encryption on the device. Only 10 percent of Android devices running Qualcomm processors are not vulnerable to this type of attack. Researchers at Duo Labs said the...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a hacker to trigger a service failure

The vulnerability in the SampleTable.cpp function of the libstagefright library in the mediaserver component of the Android operating system exists due to insufficient checking of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to cause service failure...

CVE-2016-3742

decoder/ih264dprocessintramb.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 mishandles intra mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165659...

CVE-2016-2508

media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp in mediaserver 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 does not validate certain track data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory...

CVE-2016-3741

The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165661...

CVE-2016-2507

Integer overflow in codecs/on2/h264dec/source/h264bsdstorage.c in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a...

CVE-2016-3743

decoder/ih264dapi.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27907656...

CVE-2016-2505

mpeg2ts/ATSParser.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not validate a certain section length, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28333006...

mediaserver.filol.ucm.es XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://mediaserver.filol.ucm.es/iconografia/view/lsovclasificacion.php?idpadre=3"=162162=Cristina Martin Puente Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 31.08.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unkno...

Google's Android Rewards Program Pays Out Half Million in First Year

Google wrapped up the first year of its Android Security Rewards program this week, a span of time that saw the company pay out just north of half a million dollars to security researchers who helped identify vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system. In all, the company paid 82 researchers ...

CVE-2016-2499

AudioSource.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not initialize certain data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27855172...

CVE-2016-2499

AudioSource.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not initialize certain data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27855172...

CVE-2016-2495

SampleTable.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service device hang or reboot via a crafted file, aka internal bug 28076789...

CVE-2016-2487

libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27833616...

CVE-2016-2487

libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27833616...

CVE-2016-2486

mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not validate the relationship between allocated memory and the frame size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, a...

CVE-2016-2485

libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not validate OMX buffer sizes for the GSM and G711 codecs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature ...

CVE-2016-2485

libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not validate OMX buffer sizes for the GSM and G711 codecs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature ...

CVE-2016-2484

libstagefright in mediaserver 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 2016-06-01 does not validate OMX buffer sizes for the GSM and G711 codecs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature ...