CVE-2016-6759
published 2017-01-12CVE-2016-6759: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a…
PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.61%
73.2th percentile
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-29982686. References: QC-CR#1055766.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| android | — | — | |
| google_inc | android | — | — |
| google_inc | android | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Android
CVE-2016-6759: Android Security Bulletin 2016-12-01
CVE: CVE-2016-6759
Severity: HIGH
References: A-29982686*
QC-CR#1055766
vendor_android·2016-12-01·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-6759 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6759: Android Security Bulletin 2016-12-01
CVE: CVE-2016-6759
Severity: HIGH
References: A-29982686*
QC-CR#1055766
Android Security Bulletin 2016-12-01
CVE: CVE-2016-6759
Severity: HIGH
References: A-29982686*
QC-CR#1055766
GHSA
GHSA-g69r-r64x-m67v: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the conte
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-6759 [HIGH] CWE-284 GHSA-g69r-r64x-m67v: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the conte
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-29982686. References: QC-CR#1055766.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-01-12
Published