What is CVE-2016-11031?

CVE-2016-11031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11031?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-11031

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) software. AntService allows a system_server crash and reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7044 (November 2016).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4, 5.0, 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11031?: CVE-2016-11031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11031?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.