CVE-2016-2429

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CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

2%p80

Published

May 9, 2016 (May 9, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: google
Products: android
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.0%)

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