Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2015-6623

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2015-6623

Published: December 9, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40581
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6623
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Wi-Fi in Android 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 24872703.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-6623

Install update from vendor's website.

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