CVE-2016-6707
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | Android-6.0 | affected |
| Google Inc. | Android | Android-6.0.1 | affected |
| Google Inc. | Android | Android-7.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Elevation of privilege
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94164
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40874/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94164
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40874/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
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