Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6784

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver 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. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31350755. References: MT-ALPS02961424.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-6784: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Google Android — versions 6.0.1
  • Android Android-N/a — versions Android Android-N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6784?
CVE-2016-6784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-6784?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.