CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3913

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android versions 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01, there is a vulnerability related to the lack of validation of a static_cast operation in MediaPlayerService.cpp, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious security threat to devices running the affected versions of Android.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp 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 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not validate a certain static_cast operation, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30204103.

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