What is CVE-2016-6766?

CVE-2016-6766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-6766?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6766

A denial of service vulnerability in libmedia and libstagefright in Mediaserver 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. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31318219.

Published 2017-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-5.0.2, Android-4.4.4, Android-6.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94688 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6766?: CVE-2016-6766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-6766?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.