CVE-2016-2420
published 2016-04-18CVE-2016-2420: 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…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.47%
38.3th percentile
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.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-rfhf-5q7r-g3p6: rootdir/init
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-2420 [HIGH] GHSA-rfhf-5q7r-g3p6: rootdir/init
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-2420: rootdir/init
osv·2016-04-18·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-2420 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2420: rootdir/init
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573chttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573c
2016-04-18
Published