# CVE-2014-3164: cmds/servicemanager/service\_manager.c in Android before commit 7d42a3c31ba78a418f9bdde0e0ab951469f321b5 allows attackers to cause a denial o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

cmds/servicemanager/service_manager.c in Android before commit 7d42a3c31ba78a418f9bdde0e0ab951469f321b5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, or out-of-bounds write) via vectors related to binder passed lengths.

## 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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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101506
- https://plzdonthack.me/
- https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/platform/frameworks/native/+/101104/1/cmds/servicemanager/service_manager.c
- https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/platform/frameworks/native/+/101104/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/frameworks_native/ci/652c485467598240ecbb3a60516ad1140eddfab1/

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