# CVE-2011-3874: Stack-based buffer overflow in libsysutils in Android 2.2.x through 2.2.2 and 2.3.x through 2.3.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-27 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libsysutils in Android 2.2.x through 2.2.2 and 2.3.x through 2.3.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an application that calls the FrameworkListener::dispatchCommand method with the wrong number of arguments, as demonstrated by zergRush to trigger a use-after-free error.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/08/3
- https://github.com/revolutionary/zergRush/blob/master/zergRush.c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/10/1
- http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/08/4

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