# CVE-2016-6724 — Google Inc. Android

> As of 2026-11-05, CVE-2016-6724 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, CVSS v3.1 5.5, EPSS 0.3% (34.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2016-6724, most recently “GhostMap: Android ZIP-parsing flaw (libziparchive/libandroidfw mismatch) lets a malicious APK trigger a persistent system_server crash loop”.

**Last updated:** 2024-08-06

## What is CVE-2016-6724?

A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service 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 local malicious application to cause the device to continually reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a temporary denial of service that requires a factory reset to fix. Android ID: A-30568284.

The record classifies CVE-2016-6724 under weakness class [CWE-284](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-284). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3632 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.5 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.0% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2016-11-25, last modified 2024-08-06

## Is CVE-2016-6724 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 14 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Google Inc.](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/google): Android

## How to fix CVE-2016-6724

Vendor advisory: [https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html](https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html). Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2016-6724

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2016-6724, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [GhostMap: Android ZIP-parsing flaw (libziparchive/libandroidfw mismatch) lets a malicious APK trigger a persistent system_server crash loop](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-5312) — MEDIUM · 2026-11-05

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-11-05. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [source.android.com](https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html)

**Vulnerability database entry**

- [securityfocus.com — vdb entry](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94180)

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