Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6760
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-29617572. References: QC-CR#1055783.
Published
2017-01-12 15:59:00
Updated
2017-01-19 16:18:10
Vulnerability category: Execute codeBypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2016-6760
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2016-6760
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2016-6760 593
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6760
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6760
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
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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
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6760
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The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6760
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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/94677
Google Nexus Qualcomm Media Codecs Multiple Privilege Escalation VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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