UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6723
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723
Upstream
Published
2016-11-25T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:52Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

A denial of service vulnerability in Proxy Auto Config in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a remote attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it requires an uncommon device configuration. Android ID: A-30100884.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / android

Package

Name
android
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android@20160330-0939-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723.json"