CVE-2016-2428 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files due to improper thread limiting in Android's 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-2016-2428?
CVE-2016-2428 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2428 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-2016-2428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cq5-329x-m26m, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2428.