CVE-2016-3765

Publication date 11 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

decoder/impeg2d_bitstream.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28168413.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
android	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored end of standard support
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
android	Upstream: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/d1c775d1d8d2ed117d1e026719b7f9f089716597

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.7 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.7 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H