CVE-2016-6716
Published: 25 November 2016
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to create shortcuts that have elevated privileges without the user's consent. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission). Android ID: A-30778130.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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android Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(7.0 2016-11-01)
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artful |
Does not exist
|
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bionic |
Does not exist
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precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
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xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
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yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |