{"id":"CVE-2016-6712","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6712","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:47:09.122Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2016-12-13T19:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00722,"percentile":0.53789,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/fdb1b40e7bb147c07bda988c9501ad223795d12d","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/fdb1b40e7bb147c07bda988c9501ad223795d12d","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6712","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}