CVE-2016-3745

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: July 11, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows 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 2016-07-01 allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides an AudioEffect reply, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 28173666.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/audio/+/073a80800f341325932c66818ce4302b312909a4
Source: security@android.com
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/audio/+/073a80800f341325932c66818ce4302b312909a4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
39th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

google

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