What is CVE-2016-2497?

CVE-2016-2497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-2497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-2497

services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java in the framework APIs 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 2016-08-01 allows attackers to increase intent-filter priority via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27450489.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92249 (vdb-entry)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/a75537b496e9df71c74c1d045ba… (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2497?: CVE-2016-2497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-2497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.