Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6742
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30799828.
Published
2016-11-25 16:59:46
Updated
2016-11-28 20:35:02
Vulnerability category: Execute codeGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2016-6742
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6742
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6742
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6742
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6742
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94131
Google Nexus Synaptics Touchscreen Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source ProjectPatch;Vendor Advisory
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