Uninitialized Data Structures Vulnerability in Android 6.x Mediaserver (CVE-2016-xxxx)

Uninitialized Data Structures Vulnerability in Android 6.x Mediaserver (CVE-2016-xxxx)

CVE-2016-3743 · HIGH Severity

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

decoder/ih264d_api.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 27907656.

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