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Android ID: A-31318219.","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":"2026-11-08","score":0.00626,"percentile":0.50303,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-19"],"published":"2017-01-12T15:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:51:43Z","affected":[{"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"},{"vendor":"google inc.","product":"android"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94688","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6766"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw7w-c66r-4hw9"},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6766","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6766","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2016-6766","description":"A denial of service vulnerability in libmedia and libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. 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