Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2016-2108
The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.370 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Openssl — versions 1.0.2, 1.0.2a, 1.0.2b
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- SSA:2016-124-01 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2056 (vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1238 (vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1242 (vendor-advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1267 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2073 (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com
- DSA-3566 (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2108?
- CVE-2016-2108 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2108?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2108 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.