What is CVE-2016-2429?

CVE-2016-2429 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-2429?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-2429

libFLAC/stream_decoder.c 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 2016-05-01 does not prevent free operations on uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27211885.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2429?: CVE-2016-2429 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-2429?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.