PT-2016-7079 · Google · Android

Published 2016-11-25 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2016-6719

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 Bluetooth component could allow a local malicious application to pair with any Bluetooth device without user consent. 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-2016-6719

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6719 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6719 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6719 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6719 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6719 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94179 · Note