What is CVE-2016-6714?

CVE-2016-6714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-6714?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6714

A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 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-31092462.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6714?: CVE-2016-6714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-6714?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.