CVE-2011-1001
dexdump in Android SDK before 2.3 does not properly perform structural verification, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dexdump crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed APK or dex file that calls…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
dexdump in Android SDK before 2.3 does not properly perform structural verification, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dexdump crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed APK or dex file that calls a method using more arguments than the number of register that have been declared for that method.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/android sdk
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/dalvik.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b0750e8df91220690bb417f45d7ae8b7851b220
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/329
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/dalvik.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b0750e8df91220690bb417f45d7ae8b7851b220
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/329
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.