CVE-2016-6748 Information disclosure in Android
A local malicious application can access data outside its permission levels in Qualcomm components within Android, requiring prior compromise of a privileged process.
- 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-2016-6748?
CVE-2016-6748 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 Qualcomm components including the GPU driver, power driver, SMSM Point-to-Point driver, and sound driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30076504. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#987018.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c945-vx4p-55hq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6748.