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 access point that has a malformed SSID with GBK encoding, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 978452.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/commit/ (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.