5.5med
CVE-2016-6724
A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x bef…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service 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 local malicious application to cause the device to continually reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a temporary denial of service that requires a factory reset to fix. Android ID: A-30568284.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94180 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6724
- NVD: CVE-2016-6724
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