What is CVE-2016-6691?

CVE-2016-6691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-172. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-6691?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6691

service/jni/com_android_server_wifi_Gbk2Utf.cpp in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi gbk2utf module in Android before 2016-10-05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (framework crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an acces…

EPSS: 0.006 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-172

References

93330 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6691?: CVE-2016-6691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-172. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-6691?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.