CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Mediaserver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a encoding error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-172. The product does not properly encode or decode the data, resulting in unexpected values. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 08/01/2016 by Hao Sun as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3829 since 03/30/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 66 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 6.0 or 6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 90455, 90456, 90457 and 90458.
Product
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Vendor
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Encoding errorCWE: CWE-172
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Android 6.0/6.0.1
Timeline
03/30/2016 🔍05/27/2016 🔍
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08/06/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Researcher: Hao Sun
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-3829 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92221 - Google Android Mediaserver Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 08/06/2016 14:02Updated: 03/19/2019 08:26
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (60), 03/19/2019 08:26 (14)
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