Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6704 (CCN-119482)

Assigned:2016-11-17
Published:2016-11-17
Updated:2019-03-05
Summary:An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 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-30229821.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Google Web site
Android

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6704

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94134

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94134
Google Android Mediaserver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve20166704-priv-esc(119482)

Source: CCN
Type: Android Open Source Project
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-6704

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.0 and < 4.4.4)
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.0 and < 5.0.2)
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.1 and < 5.1.1)
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 6.0 and <= 6.0.1)
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166704000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6704 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166704000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6704 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201667040000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6704 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    BACK
    google android *
    google android *
    google android *
    google android *
    google android 7.0
    google android 4.0
    google android 4.0.1
    google android 4.0.4
    google android 4.0.3
    google android 4.0.2
    google android 4.1
    google android 4.2
    google android 4.1.2
    google android 4.3
    google android 4.4
    google android 4.3.1
    google android 4.2.1
    google android 4.2.2
    google android 5.0
    google android 5.1
    google android 5.1.0
    google android 6.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 4.4.3
    google android 5.0.1
    google android 7.0