CVE-2016-3742
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
VIR risk
9.8
Description
decoder/ih264d_process_intra_mb.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 mishandles intra mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165659.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/a583270e1c96d307469c83dc42bd3c5f1b9ef63f
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/a583270e1c96d307469c83dc42bd3c5f1b9ef63f
CWEs
CWE-20
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Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.