CVE-2016-3913

HIGH

Android <4.4.4, <5.0.2, <5.1.1, <2016-10-01 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-3913. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates CVE-2016-3913, a type confusion vulnerability in Android's MediaPlayerService. It exploits unsafe casting of a BpMediaPlayer object to a MediaPlayerService::Client, leading to out-of-bounds memory access.

Description

media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not validate a certain static_cast operation, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30204103.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars

by codecat007 · cpoc

https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-3913

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This PoC demonstrates CVE-2016-3913, a type confusion vulnerability in Android's MediaPlayerService. It exploits unsafe casting of a BpMediaPlayer object to a MediaPlayerService::Client, leading to out-of-bounds memory access.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Android MediaPlayerService (versions prior to patch)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to the target Android device · Ability to execute code on the device

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93296

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0c3b93c8c2027e74af642967eee5c142c8fd185d

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.0%

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-264

Status published

Products (23)

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 13 more

Published Oct 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026