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.
Published: 2016-09-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 12.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.316Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3861

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-11T21:59:03.100

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3861

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