CVE-2016-3741 The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory c...

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.4%

Published: 2016-07-11 04:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:46
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165661.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Google Android	= 6.0	No fix listed
Google Android	= 6.0.1	No fix listed

References

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.41% (percentile 73.1)
CWE: CWE-20

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.