CVE-2016-1621

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2016-03-14
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1318185: CVE-2016-1621 libvpx: remote code execution via crafted media file

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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 23452792.

Find out more about CVE-2016-1621 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libvpx Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libvpx Not affected

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