CVE-2016-3827

Published: Aug 5, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

codecs/hevcdec/SoftHEVC.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-08-01 mishandles decoder errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28816956.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Android

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	Up to 6.0.1

Related CWEs

The product does not properly encode or decode the data, resulting in unexpected values.

References (6)

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

Source: security@android.com

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: security@android.com

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/a4567c66f4764442c6cb7b5c1858810194480fb5

Source: security@android.com

Issue TrackingPatch

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

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

Vendor Advisory

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

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

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/a4567c66f4764442c6cb7b5c1858810194480fb5

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

Issue TrackingPatch

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