What is CVE-2016-0842?

CVE-2016-0842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-0842?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-0842

The H.264 decoder in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles Memory Management Control Operation (MMCO) data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25818142.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/943323f1d9d3dd5c2634deb26cb… (Vendor Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0842?: CVE-2016-0842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-0842?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.