CVE-2016-2505

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

mpeg2ts/ATSParser.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not validate a certain section length, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28333006.

Affected products

Android: through 6.0.1

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/4f236c532039a61f0cf681d2e3c6e022911bbb5c
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/4f236c532039a61f0cf681d2e3c6e022911bbb5c

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