CVE-2016-2429 is a critical heap memory corruption vulnerability in the libFLAC component of Android's mediaserver, affecting versions 4.x through 6.x. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by processing a crafted media file, stemming from free operations on uninitialized memory. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it garnered significant media attention and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.