CVE-2016-3878

MEDIUM

Android <6 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 mishandles the case of decoding zero MBs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29493002.

References (4)

[Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/7109ce3f8f90a28ca9f0ee6e14f6ac5e414c62cf

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92821

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0027

EPSS Percentile 50.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (3)

google/android

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 11, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026