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CVE-2016-2416

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.06%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-2416
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.06%
Android

Original Filing — NVD Description

libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for the android.permission.DUMP permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via a dump request, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 27046057.