Security News > 2016 > March > Google plugs 19 holes in newest Android security update (Help Net Security)
2016-03-08 19:29
In the March 2016 security update for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google has fixed 19 security issues, seven of which are considered to be critical. Among these, and admittedly the most important to patch, are two remote code execution vulnerabilities in – yes, you’ve guessed it – Mediaserver. Mediaserver is a service in Android that allows the device to index media files that are located on it. The vulnerabilities in question (CVE-2016-0815, CVE-2016-0816) … More →
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-12 | CVE-2016-0815 | Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Google Android The MPEG4Source::fragmentedRead function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 26365349. | 9.8 |
| 2016-03-12 | CVE-2016-0816 | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Google Android 6.0/6.0.1 mediaserver in Android 6.x 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 decoder/ih264d_parse_islice.c and decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c, aka internal bug 25928803. | 9.8 |