CVE-2016-6717 Privilege escalation in Android
A local malicious application can execute arbitrary code in a privileged process, requiring prior exploitation of another vulnerability.
- 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-2016-6717?
CVE-2016-6717 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 Mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 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 execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires exploitation of a separate vulnerability. Android ID: A-31350239.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcc2-4f92-r2m6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6717.