PT-2017-1035 · Google · Android

Michał Bednarski · Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-19 · CVE-2016-6770

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Framework API of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to compromise information confidentiality. This vulnerability can also enable a local malicious application to access system functions beyond its access level, bypassing restrictions on a constrained process.

Recommendations For versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00080

CVE-2016-6770

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6770 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6770 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00080 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94702 · Note