CVE-2016-0840 — Multiple stack-based buffer underflows in decoder/ih264d_parse_cavlc.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

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HIGH

Multiple stack-based buffer underflows in decoder/ih264d_parse_cavlc.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

Published Apr 18, 2016

8.4

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.65%

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer underflows in decoder/ih264d_parse_cavlc.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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.65% 0.01652

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01652

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
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EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.65% (0.01652)	75.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.65% (0.01652)	73.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.16% (0.01164)	77.14th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.09% (0.00094)	41.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 17, 2024	0.09% (0.00094)	40.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00094)	38.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.97% (0.01970)	78.68th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.97% (0.01970)	76.79th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.97% (0.01970)	55.87th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/c57fc3703ae2e0d41b1f6580c50015937f2d23c1
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/c57fc3703ae2e0d41b1f6580c50015937f2d23c1		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Apr 18, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 16, 2015

Link CVE-2016-0840

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-0840

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-0840