CVE-2016-3863
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in...
CVE-2016-3863 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 1.14%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
- Record
CVE-2016-3863- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
- Record
CVE-2016-3863- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4876 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4876- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6427-rmfx-x2xr
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
- Record
GHSA-6427-rmfx-x2xr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3863
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AVCC reassembly implementation in Utils.cpp in libstagefright in MediaMuxer 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29161888.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3863- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/92817
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/119a012b2a9a186655da4bef3ed4ed8dd9b94c26
securitytracker.com/id/1036763
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3863
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6427-rmfx-x2xr
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3863
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3863