CVE-2016-3829
highpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29023649.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.1
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affected products (4)
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references (9)
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- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.auscert.org.au/./render.html?it=37318cnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/326fe991a4b7971e8aeaf4ac775491dd8abd85bbcnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221enisa_euvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/326fe991a4b7971e8aeaf4ac775491dd8abd85bbenisa_euvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221nvd
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