CVE-2016-2429
CRITICALAndroid mediaserver libFLAC < 2016-05-01 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Media File
Title source: llmDescription
libFLAC/stream_decoder.c 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 prevent free operations on uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27211885.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/flac/+/b499389da21d89d32deff500376c5ee4f8f0b04c
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0202
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (22)
google/android
4.0
google/android
4.0.1
google/android
4.0.2
google/android
4.0.3
google/android
4.0.4
google/android
4.1
google/android
4.1.2
google/android
4.2
google/android
4.2.1
google/android
4.2.2
... and 12 more
Published
May 09, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026