CVE-2016-6714 describes a remote denial of service vulnerability affecting Mediaserver in Android 6.x and 7.0 prior to the November 2016 security updates. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted file, leading to a device hang or reboot. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, <= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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