What is CVE-2016-3872?

CVE-2016-3872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3872?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-3872

Buffer overflow in codecs/on2/dec/SoftVPX.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421675.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% 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

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/630ed150f7201ddadb00b8b8ce0c5… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/9f9ba255a0c59544f3555c9c45512… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3872?: CVE-2016-3872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.