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CVE-2016-3829

The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attac…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 48%
Public exploits
0
none known

The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29023649.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-172 Improper Encoding or Decoding of Data

References

  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/external/libavc/+/326fe991a4b7971e8aeaf4ac775491dd8abd85bb · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92221 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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