What is CVE-2016-3765?

CVE-2016-3765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3765?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2016-3765

decoder/impeg2d_bitstream.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28168413.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3765?: CVE-2016-3765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3765?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.