SB20170112127 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android
Published: January 12, 2017 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20170112127
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6771)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.