Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3879

Description

arm-wt-22k/lib_src/eas_mdls.c 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, and device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29770686.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/cadfb7a3c96d4fef06656cf37143e1b3e62cae86nvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92821nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763nvd

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