VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6712
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
A remote denial of service vulnerability in libvpx in Mediaserver 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 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Android ID: A-30593752.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- security@android.com
- security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch
- security@android.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory