CVE catalog
CVE-2016-3861
UBUNTU-
LibUtils in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles conversions between Unicode character encodings with different encoding widths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 29250543.
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 8.29% · Oct 27, 2026
Reported versions and fixes
Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.
| Distribution / release | Package | Version | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian11 | android-platform-system-core | 1:7.0.0+r1-4 | Fixed | [DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3861] |
Showing 1 fix observations. All 9 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.
Provider details and historical evidence
| Distribution / release | Package | Version | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian11 | android-platform-system-core | 1:7.0.0+r1-4 | Fixed | [DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android | 20150818-1500-0ubuntu2 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android | 20150818-1500-0ubuntu3 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android | 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android | 20160330-0939-0ubuntu1 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android-platform-system-core | 1:6.0.0+r26-1 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android-platform-system-core | 1:6.0.1+r16-1 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android-platform-system-core | 1:6.0.1+r16-3 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
| Ubuntu16.04 | android-platform-system-core | 21-6 | Affected | [UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3861] |
Original provider fields
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}OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
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