Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2016-3765

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Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2016-3765

Published: July 11, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40177
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3765
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

decoder/impeg2d_bitstream.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28168413.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-3765

Install update from vendor's website.

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