Vulnerabilities in the Android operating system that allow a hacker to increase their privileges

The multiple vulnerabilities in the libeffects library of the Android operating system’s mediaserver are caused by a numerical overflow. Exploiting these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

April 2016 Google Android Nexus Security Bulletin

Google has patched a vulnerability being exploited in the wild to root Nexus 5 Android devices. The public exploit—a rooting application—was privately disclosed to Google on March 15 by Zimperium researchers, and a less than a month after CORE Team researchers reported that CVE-2015-1805, which w...

CVE-2016-0835

decoder/impeg2ddechdr.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file that triggers a certain negative value, aka internal bug 26070014...

CVE-2016-0836

Stack-based buffer overflow in decoder/impeg2dvld.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25812590...

CVE-2016-0839

postproc/volumelistener.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles deleted effect context, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25753245...

CVE-2016-0840

Multiple stack-based buffer underflows in decoder/ih264dparsecavlc.c in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26399350...

CVE-2016-0838

Sonivox in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a negative number of samples, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file,...

CVE-2016-0837

MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka...

CVE-2016-0834

An unspecified media codec in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26220548...

CVE-2016-0841

media/libmedia/mediametadataretriever.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles cleared service binders, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the media/libmedia/SoundPool.cpp function in the Android operating system’s mediaserver component is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

Stagefright Variant 'Metaphor' Puts Millions Of Samsung, LG and HTC Phones At Risk

Millions of Android users are at risk of a new Metaphor exploit that can take over Samsung, LG and HTC phones in under 20 seconds. The hack gives attackers access to the targeted phones including the ability to inject malware and take control over key smartphone functions. Discovered by...

New Exploit to 'Hack Android Phones Remotely' threatens Millions of Devices

Attention Android users! Millions of Android devices are vulnerable to hackers and intelligence agencies once again – Thanks to a newly disclosed Android Stagefright Exploit. Yes, Android Stagefright vulnerability is Back… …and this time, the Stagefright exploit allows an attacker to hack Android...

Android mediaserver integer overflow vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA. mediaserver is one of the multimedia service components. An integer overflow vulnerability exists in libeffects in Android's mediaserver. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability...

Android mediaserver security bypass vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA. mediaserver is one of the multimedia service components. A security vulnerability exists in the 'BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact' function in the...

Android mediaserver security bypass vulnerability (CNVD-2016-01673)

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA. mediaserver is one of the multimedia service components. The libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp file in the mediaserver in version 5.x before Android 5.1.1 LMY49H and version 6.x...

Android mediaserver privilege acquisition vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA. mediaserver is one of the multimedia service components. A security vulnerability exists in libstagefright in Android's mediaserver, which stems from the program's failure to reque...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1621

libvpx in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.0 before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, related to libwebm/mkvparser.cpp and other files, aka internal bug...

CVE-2016-1621

libvpx in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.0 before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted media file, related to libwebm/mkvparser.cpp and other files, aka internal bug...

CVE-2016-0829

The BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact function in libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not initialize a certain output data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and...