CVE-2016-3821
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CVE-2016-3821 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. libmedia in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 has certain incorrect declarations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28166152.. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
libmedia in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 has certain incorrect declarations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28166152.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | 4.0 | |
| Android | 4.0.1 | |
| Android | 4.0.2 | |
| Android | 4.0.3 | |
| Android | 4.0.4 | |
| Android | 4.1 | |
| Android | 4.1.2 | |
| Android | 4.2 | |
| Android | 4.2.1 | |
| Android | 4.2.2 | |
| Android | 4.3 | |
| Android | 4.3.1 | |
| Android | 4.4 | |
| Android | 4.4.1 | |
| Android | 4.4.2 | |
| Android | 4.4.3 | |
| Android | 5.0 | |
| Android | 5.0.1 | |
| Android | 5.1 | |
| Android | 5.1.0 | |
| Android | 6.0 | |
| Android | 6.0.1 |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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