CVE-2016-2464

libvpx in libwebm in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5...

7.8 HighFix available

libvpx in libwebm 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 2016-06-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted mkv file, aka internal bug 23167726.

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

1.75%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-2464
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-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2464
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3546 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3546
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmww-hg8j-xpw9 7.8

libvpx in libwebm in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5...

Record: GHSA-rmww-hg8j-xpw9
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-2464
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

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2464 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2464
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-2016-2464 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2464
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

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10422-1 No score

libvpx-devel-1.6.0-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvpx-devel-1.6.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10422-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libvpx` Debian:12	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`libvpx` Debian:13	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`libvpx` Debian:14	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known
`libvpx` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.6.0-2.1	1.6.0-2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2016-2464 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published June 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in libvpx 1.6.1-1.

References

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