Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in DexClassLoader in Android 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in DexClassLoader in Android 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x

CVE-2016-3758 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Multiple buffer overflows in libdex/OptInvocation.cpp in DexClassLoader in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides a long filename, aka internal bug 27840771.

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