Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6723

Description

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.

Affected products

Google/Android3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.0,<4.4.4
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Android-4.4.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94185nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/11/07/crashing-android-devices-with-large-pac-files-cve-2016-6723/nvdThird Party Advisory

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