CVE-2016-3743

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27907656.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Jul 11, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-3743: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix