SB2016080517 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android
Published: August 5, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080517
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3829)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ih264d decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29023649.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.