SB2016091229 - Out-of-bounds read in Google, Google Android

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SB2016091229 - Out-of-bounds read in Google, Google Android

Published: September 12, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016091229
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3881)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The decoder_peek_si_internal function in vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c in libvpx 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. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read, and device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 30013856.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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