9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-1621
Android libvpx mediaserver heap overflow vulnerability
Description

libvpx in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.0 before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, related to libwebm/mkvparser.cpp and other files, aka internal bug 23452792.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1621 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1621 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179128.html
    Added Reference http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84239
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/04839626ed859623901ebd3a5fd483982186b59d
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/5a9753fca56f0eeb9f61e342b2fccffc364f9426
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/5a6788730acfc6fd8f4a6ef89d2c376572a26b55
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/04839626ed859623901ebd3a5fd483982186b59d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/5a9753fca56f0eeb9f61e342b2fccffc364f9426 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/5a6788730acfc6fd8f4a6ef89d2c376572a26b55 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84239 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179128.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/5a9753fca56f0eeb9f61e342b2fccffc364f9426
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/04839626ed859623901ebd3a5fd483982186b59d
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/5a6788730acfc6fd8f4a6ef89d2c376572a26b55
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84239
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179128.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179128.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84239 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.74 }} -0.52%

score

0.90871

percentile

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