Uninitialized Slice Data Vulnerability in Android H.264 Decoder

Uninitialized Slice Data Vulnerability in Android H.264 Decoder

CVE-2016-3741 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28165661.

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