Google · Android · CVE-2016-6705
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mediaserver in Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1
Mediaserver in Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0
Mediaserver in Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-01
Mediaserver in Android version 7.0 before 2016-11-01
**Description**
An elevation of privilege issue in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application.
**Recommendations**
For Android 5.0.x, update to version 5.0.2 or later.
For Android 5.1.x, update to version 5.1.1 or later.
For Android 6.x, ensure the build date is on or after 2016-11-01.
For Android 7.0, ensure the build date is on or after 2016-11-01.