CVE-2016-6747

MEDIUM

Android < 7.0 - Denial of Service via Mediaserver Crafted File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-31244612. References: NVIDIA N-CVE-2016-6747.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94212

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (2)
google/android < 7.0
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
Published Nov 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026