Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6705 (CCN-119481)

Assigned:2016-11-17
Published:2016-11-17
Updated:2019-03-05
Summary:An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 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-30907212.
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-2016-6705

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-cve20166705-priv-esc(119481)

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: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-6705

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • 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: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: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:20166705000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6705 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166705000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6705 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201667050000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6705 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    BACK
    google android *
    google android *
    google android *
    google android 7.0
    google android 5.0
    google android 5.1
    google android 5.1.0
    google android 6.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 5.0.1
    google android 7.0