PT-2016-7083 · Google · Android

Yakov Shafranovich · Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2016-6723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/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 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-11-01

Description A denial of service issue in Proxy Auto Config could enable a remote attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue requires an uncommon device configuration.

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, apply the November 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-11-01, apply the November 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6723

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6723 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6723 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94185 · Note
• https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723 · Note