What is CVE-2016-6770?

CVE-2016-6770 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-6770?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6770

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework API could enable a local malicious application to access system functions beyond its access level. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of restrictions on a constrained process. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-30202228.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-5.0.2, Android-4.4.4, Android-6.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6770?: CVE-2016-6770 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-6770?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.