CVE-2016-0840

HighCVSS 8.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer underflows in decoder/ih264d_parse_cavlc.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26399350.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlVendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/c57fc3703ae2e0d41b1f6580c50015937f2d23c1Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlVendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/c57fc3703ae2e0d41b1f6580c50015937f2d23c1Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 18, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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