CVE-2016-3899 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause device hang or reboot via crafted media files due to missing pointer validation in Android's 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-2016-3899?
CVE-2016-3899 is a medium-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
OMXCodec.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 validate a certain pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29421811.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4fj-rqm2-f7vj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3899.