Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-0835

Description

decoder/impeg2d_dec_hdr.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file that triggers a certain negative value, aka internal bug 26070014.

Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/58a6822d7140137ce957c6d2fc20bae1374186c1nvd
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/ba604d336b40fd4bde1622f64d67135bdbd61301nvd

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