Incorrect Memory Allocation in Android mediaserver (CVE-2016-3822)

CVE-2016-3825 · MEDIUM Severity

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

mm-video-v4l2/vidc/venc/src/omx_video_base.cpp in mediaserver in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allocates an incorrect amount of memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28816964.

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