CVE-2016-6789 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA libomx library (libnvomx) 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-3.18. Android ID: A-31251973. References: N-CVE-2016-6789.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	3.18

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94678Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94678Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-6789?

CVE-2016-6789 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA libomx library (libnvomx) could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This is...

How severe is CVE-2016-6789?

CVE-2016-6789 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-6789?

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