Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2016-3825
Published: August 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40164
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3825
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
mm-video-v4l2/vidc/venc/src/omx_video_base.cpp in mediaserver in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allocates an incorrect amount of memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28816964.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3825
Install update from vendor's website.