CVE-2016-2494

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c 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 attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 28085658.

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

2.15%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-2494
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-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2494
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3576 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3576
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh98-6487-q985 7.8

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before...

Record: GHSA-fh98-6487-q985
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-2016-2494 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2494
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	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Google Android - '/system/bin/sdcard' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)	2016-06-10

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-2494 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published June 13, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.