What is CVE-2016-3920?

CVE-2016-3920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3920?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-3920

id3/ID3.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted file, aka internal bug 30744884.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-10-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/6d0249be2275fd4086783f259f4e2… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93292 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3920?: CVE-2016-3920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3920?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.