# CVE-2016-3741: The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice data, which allows remote attackers to e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The H.264 decoder in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not initialize certain slice 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 28165661.

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/e629194c62a9a129ce378e08cb1059a8a53f1795
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/cc676ebd95247646e67907ccab150fb77a847335

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