Advisory details:
ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2420
| Advisory ID | ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2420 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2016-2420
|
| Summary | rootdir/init.rc in Android 4.x before 4.4.4 does not ensure that the /data/tombstones directory exists for the Debuggerd component, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26403620. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 3.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3 | 7.8 | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2420.json |
| ubuntu-priority | medium | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2420.json |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html | ||
| https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2420 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2420 | ||
| 669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98 | Commit | https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98 |
| 81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573c | Commit | https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573c |
No exploits are available.
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.