CVE-2016-0829

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact function in libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not initialize a certain output data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, by triggering a QUEUE_BUFFER action, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26338109.

Affected products

Android: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1 (+18)

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84261
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/d06421fd37fbb7fd07002e6738fac3a223cb1a62
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84261
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/d06421fd37fbb7fd07002e6738fac3a223cb1a62

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