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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 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.

Published

2016-11-25T16:59:26.597

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	< 4.4.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	< 5.0.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	< 5.1.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	≤ 6.0.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	7.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)