CVE-2016-0838
Sonivox 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 2016-04-01 does not check for a negative number of samples, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Sonivox 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 2016-04-01 does not check for a negative number of samples, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, related to arm-wt-22k/lib_src/eas_wtengine.c and arm-wt-22k/lib_src/eas_wtsynth.c, aka internal bug 26366256.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.82% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/24d7c408c52143bce7b49de82f3913fd8d1219cf
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/3ac044334c3ff6a61cb4238ff3ddaf17c7efcf49
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/24d7c408c52143bce7b49de82f3913fd8d1219cf
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/3ac044334c3ff6a61cb4238ff3ddaf17c7efcf49
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.