CVE-2016-3899

OMXCodec.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5...

5.5 Medium

OMXCodec.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not validate a certain pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29421811.

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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.70%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-3899
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3899
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4912 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4912
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4fj-rqm2-f7vj 5.5

OMXCodec.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5...

Record: GHSA-x4fj-rqm2-f7vj
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3899 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3899
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

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-2016-3899 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published September 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.