CVE-2016-6707 Privilege escalation in Android
A local malicious application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges in the Android System Server, allowing attackers to bypass security restrictions.
- 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-2016-6707?
CVE-2016-6707 is a high-severity 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6707?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6707 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-6707 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcfm-9hmq-23cj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6707.