CVE-2016-2482

HIGH

Android mm-video-v4l2 vdec - Privilege Escalation via Buffer Count Mishandling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-2482. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2482, a vulnerability in the Android OMX component where improper validation of buffer counts in OMX_PARAM_PORTDEFINITIONTYPE leads to a use-after-free condition. The exploit manipulates the nBufferCountActual parameter to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

The mm-video-v4l2 vdec component 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 2016-06-01 mishandles a buffer count, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27661749.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-2482

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2482, a vulnerability in the Android OMX component where improper validation of buffer counts in OMX_PARAM_PORTDEFINITIONTYPE leads to a use-after-free condition. The exploit manipulates the nBufferCountActual parameter to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android (Qualcomm OMX component)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Android device · OMX component with the vulnerable implementation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (18)
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 4.1.1
google/android 4.1.2
google/android 4.2
google/android 4.2.1
... and 8 more
Published Jun 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026