TI-2016-03170 Aliases CVE-2016-3743 GHSA-r74c-rrw9-w633

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize…

MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27907656.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01075 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Google
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*	6.0.1	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Google
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3743
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r74c-rrw9-w633

References

Advisory 1

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Other 1

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/ecf6c7ce6d5a22d52160698aab44fc234c63291a

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Sources

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