PT-2016-7104 · Google · Android

Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-6747

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 prior to 2016-11-05

Description A denial of service issue 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 versions prior to 2016-11-05, update Android to a version released on or after 2016-11-05 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6747

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6747 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6747 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6747 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6747 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6747 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94212 · Note