Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6704
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Android ID: A-30229821.
Published
2016-11-25 16:59:10
Updated
2019-03-05 15:58:37
Vulnerability category: Execute codeGain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6704
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.14%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 49 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6704
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
|
NIST |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6704
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6704
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016 | Android Open Source ProjectVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94134
Google Android Mediaserver Multiple Privilege Escalation VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source ProjectVendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-6704
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*