UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0842

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0842
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0842.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0842
Upstream
  • CVE-2016-0842
Published
2016-04-18T00:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:35Z
Severity
  • 8.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

The H.264 decoder in libstagefright in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 mishandles Memory Management Control Operation (MMCO) data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25818142.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / android

Package

Name
android
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android@20160330-0939-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other
20150818-1500-0ubuntu2
20150818-1500-0ubuntu3
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3
20160330-0939-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "android",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "android-copyright",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "android-emulator",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-images",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-runtime",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0842.json"