Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-6706
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver in Android 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-31385713.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94134 (vdb-entry)
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/1d4feebdb85db46e138530f360d9f… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6706?
- CVE-2016-6706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6706?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.