CVE-2016-2508
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.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 2016-07-01 does not validate certain track 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 28799341.
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affected products (35)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1426Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-07-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen, um seine Rechte zu erweitern, um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen und um Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (11)
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- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.auscert.org.au/./render.html?it=36542cnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/d112f7d0c1dbaf0368365885becb11ca8d3f13a4cnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/f81038006b4c59a5a148dcad887371206033c28fcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/d112f7d0c1dbaf0368365885becb11ca8d3f13a4enisa_euvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/f81038006b4c59a5a148dcad887371206033c28fenisa_euvd
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