CVE-2016-0842

high

Description

The H.264 decoder in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles Memory Management Control Operation (MMCO) data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25818142.

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/943323f1d9d3dd5c2634deb26cbe72343ca6b3db

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-18

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01164