CVE-2016-3829

low-risk

Published 2016-08-05

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.

Do I need to act?

0.19% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Android

Affected Vendors

Google

References (6)

Vendor Advisory http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221

Issue Tracking https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/326fe991a4b7971e8aea...

Vendor Advisory http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221

Issue Tracking https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/326fe991a4b7971e8aea...

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low