High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3862

Description

media/ExifInterface.java 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 2016-09-01 does not properly interact with the use of static variables in libjhead_jni, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29270469.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e739d9ca5469ed30129d0fa228e3d0f2878671acnvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763nvd

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