CVE-2016-3880

Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in...

5.5 Medium

Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25747670.

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

0.76%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-3880
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-2016-3880
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4893 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4893
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww48-jwvw-9rmx 5.5

Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in...

Record: GHSA-ww48-jwvw-9rmx
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-2016-3880 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3880
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-2016-3880 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 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.