ID:3869 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2016-6707

 
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ID:3869 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2016-6707

Published: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40029
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6707
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Google Android

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in System Server in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 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. Android ID: A-31350622.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.