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MEDIUM · 5.3

CVE-2016-6771

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 loca...

Vulnerability 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 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleAndroid6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-6771?

CVE-2016-6771 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). 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 loca...

How severe is CVE-2016-6771?

CVE-2016-6771 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-6771?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.