PT-2016-7071 · Google · Libvpx+1

Published 2016-12-13 · Updated 2016-12-15 · CVE-2016-6711

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-01

Description A remote denial of service issue in libvpx in Mediaserver 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.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-11-01.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6711

Affected Products

Android

Libvpx

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6711 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6711 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/063be1485e0099bc81ace3a08b0ec9186dcad693 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94137 · Note