PT-2016-7063 · Google · Android

Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2016-12-06 · CVE-2016-6703

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-01

Description A remote code execution issue in an Android runtime library could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process by using a specially crafted payload. This issue is considered High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses the Android runtime.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-11-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-11-01.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6703

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6703 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6703 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94161 · Note