CVE-2016-6723

A denial of service vulnerability in Proxy Auto Config in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before...

4.7 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Record: CVE-2016-6723
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.4 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-6723
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7626 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-7626
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j27-wj82-4pr7 4.7

A denial of service vulnerability in Proxy Auto Config in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before...

Record: GHSA-5j27-wj82-4pr7
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723 4.7

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6723
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6723 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Google Android, published November 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.