CVE-2016-6677 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can exploit the NVIDIA GPU driver on Android to obtain sensitive information, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6677?
CVE-2016-6677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The NVIDIA GPU driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30259955.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6677?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6677?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6677 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6677 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6677 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmxw-rhxj-cxcc.