9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-2428
Android MediaServer AAC Decoder Integer Overflow RCE
Description

libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.cpp 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 2016-05-01 does not properly limit the number of threads, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26751339.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 10, 2016, 5:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2428 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2428.

URL Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html Vendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/aac/+/5d4405f601fa11a8955fd7611532c982420e4206

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 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:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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/2016-05-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 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.

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.49088

percentile

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