What is the severity of CVE-2016-2036?

CVE-2016-2036 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability primarily affecting certain Samsung devices.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2036?

To fix CVE-2016-2036, users should update their Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy Note 3 devices to the latest firmware version provided by Samsung.

What devices are affected by CVE-2016-2036?

CVE-2016-2036 affects the Samsung Galaxy S6 with build G920FXXU2COH2 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with build N9005XXUGBOB6.

What type of attack does CVE-2016-2036 enable?

CVE-2016-2036 allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference using a crafted HTTP GET request.

What is the impact of CVE-2016-2036?

The impact of CVE-2016-2036 can lead to application crashes or denial of service on affected Samsung devices.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-2036

medium

5.5

CWE

476

13/4/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2016-2036: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Thu Apr 13 2017(Updated: )

The getURL function in drivers/secfilter/urlparser.c in secfilter in the Samsung kernel for Android on SM-N9005 build N9005XXUGBOB6 (Note 3) and SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6) devices allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference via a "GET HTTP/1.1" request, aka SVE-2016-5036.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware	=g920fxxu2coh2
Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 firmware	=n9005xxugbob6
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 firmware

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Reference Links

https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0001

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2036?
CVE-2016-2036 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability primarily affecting certain Samsung devices.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2036?
To fix CVE-2016-2036, users should update their Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy Note 3 devices to the latest firmware version provided by Samsung.
What devices are affected by CVE-2016-2036?
CVE-2016-2036 affects the Samsung Galaxy S6 with build G920FXXU2COH2 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with build N9005XXUGBOB6.
What type of attack does CVE-2016-2036 enable?
CVE-2016-2036 allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference using a crafted HTTP GET request.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-2036?
The impact of CVE-2016-2036 can lead to application crashes or denial of service on affected Samsung devices.

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