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CVE-2016-0846

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2016-04-18
  • WeaknessCWE-264

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Description

libs/binder/IMemory.cpp in the IMemory Native Interface 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 properly consider the heap size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26877992.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-04-1800:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-0846?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Google android
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0no fix published
4.0= 4.0.1no fix published
4.0= 4.0.2no fix published
4.0= 4.0.3no fix published
4.0= 4.0.4no fix published
4.1= 4.1no fix published
4.1= 4.1.2no fix published
4.2= 4.2no fix published
4.2= 4.2.1no fix published
4.2= 4.2.2no fix published
4.3= 4.3no fix published
4.3= 4.3.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-39686
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedsecmob/CVE-2016-0846b0b0505/CVE-2016-0846-PoC
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.08.4read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-264read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-04-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0846?

libs/binder/IMemory.cpp in the IMemory Native Interface 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 properly consider the heap size, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26877992.

Is CVE-2016-0846 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-0846 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0846?

CVE-2016-0846 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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