Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6779

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC sound codec driver 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31386004.
Published 2017-01-12 15:59:01
Updated 2017-01-19 15:05:39
Source Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute codeBypassGain privilege

Threat overview for CVE-2016-6779

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-6779
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2016-6779 471
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6779

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6779

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.6
 HIGH AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
4.9
10.0
 NIST
7.0
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.0
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6779

  • 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-2016-6779

Products affected by CVE-2016-6779

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