CVE-2016-0835

Published: Apr 18, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

decoder/impeg2d_dec_hdr.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file that triggers a certain negative value, aka internal bug 26070014.

Affected (2)

Products: Google: Android

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	Version 6.0.1
Google Android	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

Source: security@android.com

Vendor Advisory

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/58a6822d7140137ce957c6d2fc20bae1374186c1

Source: security@android.com

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/ba604d336b40fd4bde1622f64d67135bdbd61301

Source: security@android.com

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/58a6822d7140137ce957c6d2fc20bae1374186c1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/ba604d336b40fd4bde1622f64d67135bdbd61301

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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