CVE-2016-3871
Publication date 11 September 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.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 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29422022.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored abandoned | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3c4edac2a5b00dec6c8579a0ee658cfb3bb16d94
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/c17ad2f0c7e00fd1bbf01d0dfed41f72d78267ad
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/c2639afac631f5c1ffddf70ee8a6fe943d0bedf9
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3871