High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-0842

Description

The H.264 decoder in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles Memory Management Control Operation (MMCO) 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 25818142.

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Google/libstagefrightllm-create
Range: 6.x before 2016-04-01

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/943323f1d9d3dd5c2634deb26cbe72343ca6b3dbnvdVendor Advisory

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