CVE-2016-3827 — 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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MEDIUM

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

Published Aug 5, 2016

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.57%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.57% 0.00574

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

EPSS probability 0.00574

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.57% (0.00574)	45.41th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.57% (0.00574)	42.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.19% (0.00192)	39.01th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.24% (0.00241)	64.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.24% (0.00241)	63.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.24% (0.00241)	60.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-172

References (3)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/a4567c66f4764442c6cb7b5c1858810194480fb5
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Link	Providers	Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92221		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/a4567c66f4764442c6cb7b5c1858810194480fb5		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Aug 5, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Mar 30, 2016

Link CVE-2016-3827

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-3827

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-3827