Vulnerability in Google Android
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.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.042 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 7.0
- Google Inc. Android — versions Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Third Party Advisory)
- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94164 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40874/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6707?
- CVE-2016-6707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6707?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.