CVE-2016-2496
CRITICALAndroid 6.x - Tapjacking Attack via Overlapping Window
Title source: llmDescription
The Framework UI permission-dialog implementation in Android 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to conduct tapjacking attacks and access arbitrary private-storage files by creating a partially overlapping window, aka internal bug 26677796.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/613f63b938145bb86cd64fe0752eaf5e99b5f628
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/03a53d1c7765eeb3af0bc34c3dff02ada1953fbf
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller/+/2068c7997265011ddc5e4dfa3418407881f7f81e
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0091
EPSS Percentile
55.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-1021
Status
published
Products (2)
google/android
6.0
google/android
6.0.1
Published
Jun 13, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026