PT-2016-7076 · Google · Aosp Launcher

Black2Fan + 1 · Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2016-12-06 · CVE-2016-6716

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 prior to 2016-11-01

Description An elevation of privilege issue in the AOSP Launcher could allow a local malicious application to create shortcuts with elevated privileges without user consent. This is a local bypass of user interaction requirements, providing access to functionality that would normally require user initiation or permission.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-11-01, update to a version released after 2016-11-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of applications from unknown sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6716

Affected Products

Aosp Launcher

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6716 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6716 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6716 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94171 · Note