CVE-2016-6723
CVSS V2 Medium 5.4
CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6723
- Assigner
- security@android.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-11-25T16:59:26
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-03-07T19:49:42
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0 | 4.4.4 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.0 | 5.0.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.1 | 5.1.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0 | 6.0.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 4.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/ | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6723 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6723 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:56:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:10:13 | 2016-11-25T16:59Z | 2016-11-25T16:59:26 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:10:13 | 2019-03-07T19:49:42 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:10:13 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |