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CVE-2016-3751: Privilege Escalation

July 11, 2016

Unspecified vulnerability in libpng, as used in Android , allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug

References

  • source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3751

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Affected versions

All versions up to 1.6.19

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.19.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.19.1 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Source file

nuget/libpng/CVE-2016-3751.yml

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