CVE-2016-2417
highpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.053 · 93 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
media/libmedia/IOMX.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, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not initialize a parameter data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26914474.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.3–10
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-39685Google Android - IOMX 'getConfig'/'getParameter' Information Disclosurefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (27)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/69867cnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlcnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/1171e7c047bf79e7c93342bb6a812c9edd86aa84cnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/1171e7c047bf79e7c93342bb6a812c9edd86aa84enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39685/enisa_euvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/1171e7c047bf79e7c93342bb6a812c9edd86aa84nvd
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