CVE-2016-6710 Information disclosure in Android
A local malicious application can bypass Android's data isolation protections to access unauthorized application data.
- 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-2016-6710?
CVE-2016-6710 is a medium-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 information disclosure vulnerability in the download manager in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to bypass operating system protections that isolate application data from other applications. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain access to data that the application does not have access to. Android ID: A-30537115.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6710?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6710?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63v3-7vp2-xprp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6710.