Android Dexdump, tested on Nexus 4 with Android 5.1.1, was found to have a buffer overflow vulnerability.
beba8773ab7dd8bbd262ba56aaa9caa8Title : Android Dexdump Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Discoverer: Veysel HATAS ([email protected])
Web page : wise.cs.hacettepe.edu.tr
Test: Nexus 4 Android 5.1.1
Status: Not Fixed
Severity : High
Discovered: 04 February 2018
Reported: 03 August 2018
Published: -
Description : dexdump contains a flaw that is triggered as user-supplied
input is not properly sanitized when handling a specially crafted dex file.
This bug is triggeredin a/system/lib/libz.so" native library. This may
allow a context-dependent attacker to corrupt memory and cause a denial of
service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
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Veysel HATAA
Security Researcher
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