CVE-2016-3746

HIGH

Android <4.4.4, <5.0.2, <5.1.1, <2016-07-01 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-3746. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a vulnerability in the Qualcomm VP8 video decoder (OMX.qcom.video.decoder.vp8) by manipulating buffer allocations and triggering a crash in mediaserver. It demonstrates the issue by fuzzing the IOMX component with crafted input/output buffers.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 2016-07-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27890802.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-3746

This PoC exploits a vulnerability in the Qualcomm VP8 video decoder (OMX.qcom.video.decoder.vp8) by manipulating buffer allocations and triggering a crash in mediaserver. It demonstrates the issue by fuzzing the IOMX component with crafted input/output buffers.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android mediaserver with Qualcomm OMX components (pre-2016 security patches)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Android device with the affected Qualcomm OMX component
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 22.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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 Jul 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026