CVE-2016-6778 — Improper Access Control in INC Android

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Google INC AndroidLinux KernelGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 12
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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-31384646.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google_inc/androidKernel-3.10

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-fxpg-gcxw-66mj: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC sound codec driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Android
CVE-2016-6778: Android Security Bulletin 2016-12-01 CVE: CVE-2016-6778 Severity: HIGH References: A-31384646*↗2016-12-01
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