# CVE-2016-0829: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can leak sensitive data and bypass security protections in Android mediaserver by triggering a specific buffer action.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2498-8v9g-2q83, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0829

## What is CVE-2016-0829?

CVE-2016-0829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact function in libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not initialize a certain output data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, by triggering a QUEUE_BUFFER action, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26338109.

Weakness: CWE-254, CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0829?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0829?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-0829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0829 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0829/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0829/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0829
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0829
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0829

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