CVE-2016-6747 — Improper Access Control in Google Android

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 69.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google AndroidGoogle INC Android
Timeline
PublishedNov 25
Latest updateMay 17

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.

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

▶CVEListV5google_inc/androidKernel-3.10

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3rrv-jp9h-4vrq: 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 devi↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-6747: 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 devi↗2016-11-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Android
CVE-2016-6747: Android Security Bulletin 2016-11-01 CVE: CVE-2016-6747 Severity: HIGH References: A-31244612* N-CVE-2016-6747↗2016-11-01
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