CVE-2016-6702 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2016-6702?

CVE-2016-6702 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 25 Nov 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

A remote code execution vulnerability in libjpeg in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, and 5.1.x before 5.1.1 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses libjpeg. Android ID: A-30259087.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-6702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g9hh-j62q-7jrm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6702.