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CVE-2016-0841 Details

Description

media/libmedia/mediametadataretriever.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 2016-04-01 mishandles cleared service binders, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26040840.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3097f364237fb552871f7639d37a7afa4563e252	CVE
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3097f364237fb552871f7639d37a7afa4563e252	[email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
google android	4.0 4.0.1 4.0.2 4.0.3 4.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

google android

4.0

4.0.1

4.0.2

4.0.3

4.0.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 20, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 19, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]