CVE-2016-3754
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 limit process-memory usage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 limit process-memory usage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28615448.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/6fdee2a83432b3b150d6a34f231c4e2f7353c01eVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/e7142a0703bc93f75e213e96ebc19000022afed9
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/6fdee2a83432b3b150d6a34f231c4e2f7353c01eVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/e7142a0703bc93f75e213e96ebc19000022afed9
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.