medium4.7
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 2016-11-01, and 7.0 befo…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | from 4.0 before 4.4.4 from 5.0 before 5.0.2 from 5.1 before 5.1.1 from 6.0 through 6.0.1 Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/