CVE-2016-6723

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Android
PublishedNov 25, 2016
First seenNov 25, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • google android4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google android4.0 ≤ v < 4.4.4, 5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.2, 5.1 ≤ v < 5.1.1, 6.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.1, 7.04.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1

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