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CVE-2016-11034

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) software. The decode function in Qjpeg in Qt 5.7 allows attackers to trigger a system crash via a malformed image. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6560 (October 2016).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Qjpeg decode function within Qt 5.7 on Samsung mobile devices running Android L (5.0/5.1) and M (6.0). Processing a specially crafted malformed JPEG image triggers a system crash, likely due to memory corruption or invalid memory access in the image decoding routine.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware updates from Samsung that address the Qt 5.7 vulnerability (SVE-2016-6560). Avoid opening untrusted JPEG images from unknown sources until devices are patched.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 5.0= 5.1= 6.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Confirm device manufacturer
    Check device settings under About phone or run 'getprop ro.product.manufacturer' and 'getprop ro.product.model' in ADB shell
    Affected if Device is not a Samsung mobile device (non-Samsung devices are not affected)
  2. Check Android version
    Navigate to Settings > About phone > Android version or execute 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB
    Affected if Android version is 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 (exact versions match the affected range)
  3. Identify Qt library version
    Search for Qt libraries on the device filesystem (typically in /system/lib or /vendor/lib) or check app dependencies; look for libQt5Core.so or similar Qt 5.x libraries and determine the exact Qt version
    Affected if Qt 5.7 is present on the device (vulnerability exists specifically in Qt 5.7)

Device is affected only if it is a Samsung mobile running Android 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 AND has Qt 5.7 installed; all three conditions must be true

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied firmware updates from Samsung that address the Qt 5.7 vulnerability (SVE-2016-6560). Avoid opening untrusted JPEG images from unknown sources until devices are patched.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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