VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6771

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Telephony could enable a local malicious application to access system functions beyond its access level.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Telephony could enable a local malicious application to access system functions beyond its access level. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of restrictions on a constrained process. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31566390.

CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-284
Affected: google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94706
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94706
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.