CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3872

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in SoftVPX.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android before version 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 2016-09-01 for 6.x, and 2016-09-01 for 7.0 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious security threat to Android devices within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in codecs/on2/dec/SoftVPX.cpp in 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, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421675.

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