4.7med
CVE-2016-6723
A denial of service vulnerability in Proxy Auto Config 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…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 49%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability in Proxy Auto Config 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 remote attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it requires an uncommon device configuration. Android ID: A-30100884.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.4 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94185 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com /2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6723
- NVD: CVE-2016-6723
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