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CVE-2016-6691

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Android. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-6691
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.30%
Android

Original NVD Description

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.