Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-2496
The Framework UI permission-dialog implementation in Android 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to conduct tapjacking attacks and access arbitrary private-storage files by creating a partially overlapping window, aka internal bug 26677…
EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2496?
- CVE-2016-2496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2496?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.