CVE-2016-6724 — Improper Access Control in Google Android

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google AndroidGoogle INC Android
Timeline
PublishedNov 25
Latest updateMay 14

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service 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 local malicious application to cause the device to continually reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a temporary denial of service that requires a factory reset to fix. Android ID: A-30568284.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android4.0 — 4.4.4+4
▶CVEListV5google_inc/android6 versions+5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w2hh-f3q7-xxf6: A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service in Android 4↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2016-6724: A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service in Android 4↗2016-11-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2016-6724: Android Security Bulletin 2016-11-01 CVE: CVE-2016-6724 Severity: MEDIUM Affected AOSP versions: 4↗2016-11-01
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