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CVE-2016-2478

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Published: Jun 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp 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 pointers, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27475409.

Affected (18)

Products: Google: Android
Google
1 product
Android
Configuration A
18 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Google
Android
Version 4.0.1
Android
Version 4.0.2
Android
Version 4.0.3
Android
Version 4.0.4
Android
Version 4.0
Android
Version 4.1.1
Android
Version 4.1.2
Android
Version 4.1
Android
Version 4.2.1
Android
Version 4.2.2
Android
Version 4.2
Android
Version 4.3.1
Android
Version 4.3
Android
Version 5.0.1
Android
Version 5.0
Android
Version 5.1
Android
Version 6.0.1
Android
Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (4)

Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@android.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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