CVE-2016-0827

Multiple integer overflows in libeffects in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5...

7.8 HighFix available

Multiple integer overflows in libeffects in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, related to EffectBundle.cpp and EffectReverb.cpp, aka internal bug 26347509.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-0827
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0827
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0838 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-0838
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78pv-jp89-jh67 7.8

Multiple integer overflows in libeffects in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5...

Record: GHSA-78pv-jp89-jh67
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0827 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0827
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2016-0827 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.55%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in android 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3.