High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2486
CVE-2016-2486
Description
mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-06-01 does not validate the relationship between allocated memory and the frame size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27793371.
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <4.4.4 (4.x), <5.0.2 (5.0.x), <5.1.1 (5.1.x), <2016-06-01 (6.x)
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