CVE-2016-3870 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3870?

CVE-2016-3870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Sep 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

omx/SimpleSoftOMXComponent.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, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not prevent input-port changes, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421804.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3870?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2w88-9jch-6jfv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3870.