CVE-2016-2429 Information

Description

libFLAC/stream_decoder.c in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4 5.0.x before 5.0.2 5.1.x before 5.1.1 and 6.x before 2016-05-01 does not prevent free operations on uninitialized memory which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted media file aka internal bug 27211885.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/flac/+/b499389da21d89d32deff500376c5ee4f8f0b04c

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8