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

CVE-2016-3743

Description

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27907656.

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/external/libavc/+/ecf6c7ce6d5a22d52160698aab44fc234c63291anvd

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