What is CVE-2016-3909?

CVE-2016-3909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3909?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3909

The SoftMPEG4 component 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 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30033990.

Published 2016-10-10 · 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 (44.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.4% 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-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93296 (vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/c48ef757cc50906e8726a3bebc3b6… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/d4271b792bdad85a80e2b83ab34c4… (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3909?: CVE-2016-3909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3909?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.