CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2485

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

libstagefright in mediaserver in Android versions before 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, and before June 1, 2016, does not validate OMX buffer sizes for GSM and G711 codecs. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can obtain Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, posing a serious threat to the security of devices and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict the installation of applications from unknown sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

libstagefright 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 does not validate OMX buffer sizes for the GSM and G711 codecs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27793367.

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