CVE-2016-6707

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in System Server in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Android ID: A-31350622.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94164 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94164 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928 - Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html - Third Party Advisory () https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html - Third Party Advisory
References () https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html - Vendor Advisory () https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40874/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40874/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2016-11-25 16:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:56


NVD link : CVE-2016-6707

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6707

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6707


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Products Affected

google

  • android
CWE
CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls