Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6707 (CCN-119480)

Assigned:2016-11-17
Published:2016-11-17
Updated:2019-03-07
Summary: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.
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)
7.0 High (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:P/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)
7.0 High (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:P/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-2016-6707

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94164

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94164
Google Android System Server CVE-2016-6707 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve20166707-priv-esc(119480)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.html

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [12-02-2016]
Android android.graphics.Bitmap Inter-Process munmap

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: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [12-06-2016]

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
40874

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-6707

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • 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:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166707000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6707 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166707000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6707 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201667070000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6707 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-11-25
    BACK
    google android *
    google android 7.0
    google android 6.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 7.0