CVE-2016-3741

Description

The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165661.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.17% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html vendor advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/e629194c62a9a129ce378e08cb1059a8a53f1795
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/cc676ebd95247646e67907ccab150fb77a847335

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3741?
CVE-2016-3741 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3741?
To fix CVE-2016-3741, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3741 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3741 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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