CVE-2016-2464 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted MKV files in Android mediaserver.

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
Available

What is CVE-2016-2464?

CVE-2016-2464 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jun 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

libvpx in libwebm 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 2016-06-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted mkv file, aka internal bug 23167726.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2464?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2464?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-2464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2464, GHSA-rmww-hg8j-xpw9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2464.

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