CVE-2016-6717

HIGH

Android Mediaserver - Elevation of Privilege via Local Malicious Application

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94178

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (8)
google/android 7.0
google/android 4.0 - 4.4.4
Google Inc./Android Android-4.4.4
Google Inc./Android Android-5.0.2
Google Inc./Android Android-5.1.1
Google Inc./Android Android-6.0
Google Inc./Android Android-6.0.1
Google Inc./Android Android-7.0
Published Nov 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026