CVE-2016-3766 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3766?

CVE-2016-3766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MPEG4Extractor.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 2016-07-01 does not check whether memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 28471206.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3766?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7252-9vp2-4mc7, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3766.