CVE-2016-2508 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files due to improper validation 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2508?
CVE-2016-2508 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 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
media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/GenericSource.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 2016-07-01 does not validate certain track data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28799341.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2508?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2508 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-2016-2508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgjg-7995-2xw4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2508.