CVE-2016-6723

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Google Inc.AndroidAndroid-4.4.4; Android-5.0.2; Android-5.1.1; Android-6.0; Android-6.0.1; Android-7.0

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 25, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6723: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix