What is CVE-2016-6743?

CVE-2016-6743 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-2016-6743?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6743

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30937462.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a Android Kernel-3.10 — versions Android Kernel-3.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6743?: CVE-2016-6743 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-2016-6743?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.