CVE-2016-6715
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs 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 allow a local malicious application to record audio without the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs 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 allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission.) Android ID: A-29833954.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-275, CWE-284
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.