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Android ID: A-30593752.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-06","score":0.00722,"percentile":0.54183,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"published":"2016-12-13T19:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-22T07:02:12Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"libvpx","fixed_in":["1.6.1-1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"libvpx","fixed_in":["1.6.1-1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"libvpx","fixed_in":["1.6.1-1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"libvpx","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.1-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"libvpx","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.1-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"libvpx","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.1-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"android","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["20150818-1500-0ubuntu2","20150818-1500-0ubuntu3","20160307-0742-0ubuntu3","20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"google","product":"android"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/fdb1b40e7bb147c07bda988c9501ad223795d12d","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Patch","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6712"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw6q-wf22-j892"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6712","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6712","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6712","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2016-6712","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.","status":"published","published":"2016-12-13T19:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T01:36:29.585Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:34.443637Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2016-7615","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. 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