High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-0840

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.

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/libavc/+/c57fc3703ae2e0d41b1f6580c50015937f2d23c1nvdVendor Advisory

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