SB2015120911 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: December 9, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015120911
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6621)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
SystemUI in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 23909438.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.