SB2016071143 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android
Published: July 11, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071143
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3741)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165661.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.