CVE-2016-2485 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 13 Jun 2016 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can gain elevated privileges via a crafted application due to improper buffer size validation in Android's 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-2016-2485?

CVE-2016-2485 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

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 2016-06-01 does not validate OMX buffer sizes for the GSM and G711 codecs, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27793367.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2485 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-2016-2485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7f75-x4x8-mmcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2485.