PT-2016-7075 · Google · Android

Constantinos Patsakis + 1 · Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2016-6715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-11-01

Description An issue in the Framework APIs could allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. This is a local bypass of user interaction requirements, providing access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission.

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, apply the November 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-11-01, apply the November 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-275

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6715

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6715 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6715 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6715 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94173 · Note