CVE-2016-2480 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the mm-video-v4l2 vidc component of the Android mediaserver, affecting Android versions 4.x through 6.x prior to specific patch levels. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of OMX parameter data structures, allowing a crafted application to gain elevated privileges, such as Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. This vulnerability carries 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 no public exploit code is available via Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of the issue.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.