CVE-2016-2452
Description
codecs/amrnb/dec/SoftAMR.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, and 6.x before 2016-05-01 does not validate buffer sizes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bugs 27662364 and 27843673.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/44749eb4f273f0eb681d0fa013e3beef754fa687
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/65756b4082cd79a2d99b2ccb5b392291fd53703f
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/daa85dac2055b22dabbb3b4e537597e6ab73a866
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/44749eb4f273f0eb681d0fa013e3beef754fa687
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/65756b4082cd79a2d99b2ccb5b392291fd53703f
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/daa85dac2055b22dabbb3b4e537597e6ab73a866
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.