CVE-2016-2496 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2496?

CVE-2016-2496 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Framework UI permission-dialog implementation in Android 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to conduct tapjacking attacks and access arbitrary private-storage files by creating a partially overlapping window, aka internal bug 26677796.

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2496?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2496?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2496 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-98hv-c54f-3q9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2496.