# CVE-2011-1001: dexdump in Android SDK before 2.3 does not properly perform structural verification, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-07-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

dexdump in Android SDK before 2.3 does not properly perform structural verification, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dexdump crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed APK or dex file that calls a method using more arguments than the number of register that have been declared for that method.

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## References

- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/dalvik.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b0750e8df91220690bb417f45d7ae8b7851b220
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/329

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