FKIE_CVE-2016-6720

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-13 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:51
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Android ID: A-29422020.
References
security@android.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@android.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0f177948ae2640bfe4d70f8e4248e106406b3b0aIssue Tracking, Patch
security@android.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/2c75e1c3b98e4e94f50c63e2b7694be5f948477cIssue Tracking, Patch
security@android.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/640b04121d7cd2cac90e2f7c82b97fce05f074a5Issue Tracking, Patch
security@android.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/7c88b498fda1c2b608a9dd73960a2fd4d7b7e3f7Issue Tracking, Patch
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/0f177948ae2640bfe4d70f8e4248e106406b3b0aIssue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/2c75e1c3b98e4e94f50c63e2b7694be5f948477cIssue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/640b04121d7cd2cac90e2f7c82b97fce05f074a5Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/7c88b498fda1c2b608a9dd73960a2fd4d7b7e3f7Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:51:39.207",
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