UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6712

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6712
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6712.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6712
Upstream
Published
2016-12-13T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:49Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libvpx in Mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x 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-30593752.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / android

Package

Name
android
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android@20160330-0939-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

20150818-1500-0ubuntu2
20150818-1500-0ubuntu3
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3
20160330-0939-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "android",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "android-copyright",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "android-emulator",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-images",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-runtime",
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}