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CVE-2016-0824

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive...

5.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-0824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Google Android, published March 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in android 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.65%EPSS, 51st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3android

Description

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.65%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
android
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3, plus listed versions
20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu3
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.3

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Record
CVE-2016-0824
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-254
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Record
CVE-2016-0824
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0835No score

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Record
EUVD-2016-0835
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxw6-wm7v-4qx65.3

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive...

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Record
GHSA-vxw6-wm7v-4qx6
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-08245.3

libmpeg2 in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via crafted Bitstream data, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 25765591.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0824
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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