CVE-2016-0807 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges on Android devices by exploiting a flaw in the Debuggerd component's handling of ELF Note elements via a crafted application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0807?
CVE-2016-0807 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_build_id function in elf_utils.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that mishandles a Desc Size element in an ELF Note, aka internal bug 25187394.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0807?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0807?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-0807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0807, GHSA-c6wm-7cfc-hf64, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0807.