Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-6771
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Telephony 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: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31566390.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
- Google Inc. Android — versions Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94706 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6771?
- CVE-2016-6771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6771?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.