CVE-2016-2486
HIGHAndroid < 4.4.4/5.0.2/5.1.1/2016-06-01 Privilege Escalation via libstagefright MP3 Frame Size Mismatch
Title source: llmDescription
mp3dec/SoftMP3.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 2016-06-01 does not validate the relationship between allocated memory and the frame size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27793371.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/ad40e57890f81a3cf436c5f06da66396010bd9e5
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
33.0%
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-20
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