What is CVE-2016-6699?

CVE-2016-6699 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 2016-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6699?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-6699

A remote code execution vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process. Android ID: A-31373622.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-12-13 · 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: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3b1c9f692c4d4b7a683c2b358fc89… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94157 (vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6699?: CVE-2016-6699 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 2016-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.