CVE-2016-2452 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 9 May 2016 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to improper buffer size validation in the Android media server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-2452?

CVE-2016-2452 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

codecs/amrnb/dec/SoftAMR.cpp in libstagefright 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 validate buffer sizes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bugs 27662364 and 27843673.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2452?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2452 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-2016-2452 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2452 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q34c-h2wr-vc2r, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2452.