Denial of Service Vulnerability in Android 6.0.1's libstagefright Codec

CVE-2016-3827 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

codecs/hevcdec/SoftHEVC.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-08-01 mishandles decoder errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 28816956.

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