CVE-2016-6763

MEDIUM

Google Android - Improper Access Control

Title source: rule

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in Telephony could enable a local malicious application to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local permanent denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31530456.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94711

[Vendor Advisory] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (32)

google/android

... and 17 more

Timeline

Published Jan 12, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026