CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2482

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The mm-video-v4l2 vdec component in mediaserver in Android before version 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, and 6.x before June 1, 2016 mishandles a buffer count, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can obtain Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, posing a significant security risk to the system and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of unauthorized access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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 27661749.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS