Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6772
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Wi-Fi could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31856351.
Published
2017-01-12 15:59:01
Updated
2017-01-20 02:59:07
Vulnerability category: Execute codeGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2016-6772
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6772
0.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6772
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
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-2016-6772
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6772
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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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https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=958
958 - Android - Stack overflow in WifiNative::setHotlist - project-zero - Monorail
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94701
Google Android Wi-Fi CVE-2016-6772 Remote Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40945/
Google Android - WifiNative::setHotlist Stack Overflow
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