Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2506

Description

DRMExtractor.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 2016-07-01 does not validate a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28175045.

Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/e248db02fbab2ee9162940bc19f087fd7d96cb9dnvd

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