What is CVE-2016-0849?

CVE-2016-0849 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-0849?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-0849

Multiple integer overflows in minzip/SysUtil.c in the Recovery Procedure in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26960931.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0849?: CVE-2016-0849 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-0849?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.