CVE-2016-0804 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files due to improper object management in Android mediaserver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0804?
CVE-2016-0804 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NuPlayer::GenericSource::notifyPreparedAndCleanup function in media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.cpp in mediaserver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G and 6.x before 2016-02-01 improperly manages mDrmManagerClient objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25070434.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-0804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwg6-jhxv-229j, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0804.