CVE-2016-2478 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the mediaserver component of Android, specifically affecting versions 4.x through 6.x prior to their respective patches. It stems from mishandling pointers in the mm-video-v4l2/vidc/vdec/src/omx_vdec_msm8974.cpp file, allowing a crafted application to gain elevated privileges like Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and with no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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