CVE-2016-0830
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a...
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
- Record
CVE-2016-0830- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
- Record
CVE-2016-0830- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0841 No score
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0841- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8rx-p545-cg85
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a...
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
- Record
GHSA-x8rx-p545-cg85- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0830
btif_config.c in Bluetooth in Android 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and persistent daemon crash) by triggering a large number of configuration entries, and consequently exceeding the maximum size of a configuration file, aka internal bug 26071376.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0830- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu3 |
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0830 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Android, published March 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in android 20160307-0742-0ubuntu3.
References
android.googlesource.com/platform/system/bt/+/d77f1999ecece56c1cbb333f4ddc26f0b5bac2c5
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
securityfocus.com/bid/84270
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0830
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8rx-p545-cg85
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0830
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0830