CVE-2016-0846

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

libs/binder/IMemory.cpp in the IMemory Native Interface in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly consider the heap size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26877992.

Affected products

Android: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1 (+16)

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/f3199c228aced7858b75a8070b8358c155ae0149
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39686/
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/f3199c228aced7858b75a8070b8358c155ae0149
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39686/

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