High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3766

Description

MPEG4Extractor.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 check whether memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 28471206.

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/+/6fdee2a83432b3b150d6a34f231c4e2f7353c01envd
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/e7142a0703bc93f75e213e96ebc19000022afed9nvd

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