CVE-2016-6699

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: none known
Published: 2016-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process. Android ID: A-31373622.

Affected products

Android: through 7.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94157
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3b1c9f692c4d4b7a683c2b358fc89e831a641b88
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94157
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3b1c9f692c4d4b7a683c2b358fc89e831a641b88
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

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