What is CVE-2016-3828?

CVE-2016-3828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-172. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3828?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3828

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 mishandles invalid PPS and SPS NAL units, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28…

EPSS: 0.002 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-172

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
92221 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3828?: CVE-2016-3828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-172. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3828?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.