CVE-2016-0848
N/A
Published: April 18, 2016 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Race condition in Download Manager 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 2016-04-01 allows attackers to bypass private-storage file-access restrictions via a crafted application that changes a symlink target, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26211054.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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