CVE-2016-2463

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.4)—
Severity8.4High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.87 %higher than 58% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Multiple integer overflows in the h264dec component 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, and 6.x before 2016-06-01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file that triggers a large memory allocation, aka internal bug 27855419.

CVSS

Base score
8.4
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.87 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
58
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

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