CVE-2016-3861
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.4%
Description
LibUtils in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 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 mishandles conversions between Unicode character encodings with different encoding widths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 29250543.
How to fix CVE-2016-3861
To remediate CVE-2016-3861, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:7.0.0+r1-4 or later
Is CVE-2016-3861 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:7.0.0+r1-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |