CVE-2016-0824

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive...

5.3 MediumFix available

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.65%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2016-0824
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-254
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0824
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0835 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-0835
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxw6-wm7v-4qx6 5.3

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive...

Record: GHSA-vxw6-wm7v-4qx6
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0824 5.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0824
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu3	20160307-0742-0ubuntu3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Google Android, published March 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in android 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3.