CVE-2016-6691
moderate-risk
Published 2016-10-10
service/jni/com_android_server_wifi_Gbk2Utf.cpp in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi gbk2utf module in Android before 2016-10-05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (framework crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an access point that has a malformed SSID with GBK encoding, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 978452.
Do I need to act?
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0.55% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330
39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal