What is CVE-2016-3863?

CVE-2016-3863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3863?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3863

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3863?: CVE-2016-3863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.