CVE-2016-3819 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3819?

CVE-2016-3819 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in codecs/on2/h264dec/source/h264bsd_dpb.c 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 2016-08-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28533562.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3819?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3819?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3819 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3819 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-4mcp-5w2g-2hfj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3819.