CVE-2016-6724

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS: 0.40%
EPSS Percentile: 34.02%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service 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 local malicious application to cause the device to continually reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a temporary denial of service that requires a factory reset to fix. Android ID: A-30568284.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.0
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 25-Nov-2016 23:59
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 07:51
EPSS Date: 2026-11-05
CWE: CWE-284

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.0                            AV:L /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:R /
                            S:U /
                            C:N /
                            I:N /
                            A:H

CNA Products / Version Status

Google Inc. · Android Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unknown

Android-4.4.4 — affected
Android-5.0.2 — affected
Android-5.1.1 — affected
Android-6.0 — affected
Android-6.0.1 — affected
Android-7.0 — affected

Affected Products / Versions

google / android Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 4.0 · before (exclusive) 4.4.4
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google / android Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 5.0 · before (exclusive) 5.0.2
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google / android Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 5.1 · before (exclusive) 5.1.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google / android Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.0 · through (inclusive) 6.0.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google / android Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 06-Nov-2026 05:55
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

Interestingly, Google has already patched a weaker version of this defect. From the November 2016 bulletin, CVE-2016-6724: GhostMap Android Flaw Can Trigger Persistent Crash Loops From a Crafted App

CVE (2)

Malware (3)

MITRE ATT&CK (2)

Vendors (2)

Products (3)

Tools (1)

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