media/ExifInterface.java 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 2016-09-01 does not properly interact with the use of static variables in libjhead_jni, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29270469
Published Sep 11, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
media/ExifInterface.java 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 2016-09-01 does not properly interact with the use of static variables in libjhead_jni, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29270469.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.1
- 5.1.0
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 74.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 74.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02654) | 84.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 73.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02654) | 84.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 73.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02654) | 84.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 73.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02654) | 84.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 71.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 47.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 78.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 74.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 71.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.67% (0.03666) | 85.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 3.67% (0.03666) | 84.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 82.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 65.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e739d9ca5469ed30129d0fa228e3d0f2878671ac x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e739d9ca5469ed30129d0fa228e3d0f2878671ac | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.