CVE Catalog
CVE-2016-3820
CriticalSummary
The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 mishandles slice numbers, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute code remotely, posing a serious threat to the security of devices and user data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Android to a version after 2016-08-01 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor media files before playback.
Original NVD description (English source)
The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 mishandles slice numbers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28673410.