Google Android Expat numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component Expat. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-1283. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Expat. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2016 by Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer) with Baidu X-Team as Android Security Bulletin - November 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1283 since 01/21/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84990 (Debian DLA-281-1 : expat security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168894 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for expat (SUSE-SU-2016:1512-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84990) and SecurityFocus (BID 75973†). The entries VDB-76771, VDB-76772, VDB-76773 and VDB-76774 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84990
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-281-1 : expat security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703315
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3315-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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01/21/2015 🔍
07/21/2015 +181 days 🔍
07/22/2015 +1 days 🔍
07/27/2015 +5 days 🔍
11/07/2016 +469 days 🔍
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11/09/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +2151 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - November 2016
Researcher: Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Baidu X-Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93487

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SecurityFocus: 75973 - Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033031

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 14:43
Updated: 09/30/2022 14:55
Changes: 11/09/2016 14:43 (68), 05/28/2019 09:40 (6), 09/30/2022 14:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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