CVE-2016-2479
moderate-risk
Published 2016-06-13
The mm-video-v4l2 vdec component 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 2016-06-01 mishandles a buffer count, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27532282.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (18)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate