Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6715 (CCN-119450)

Assigned:2016-11-17
Published:2016-11-17
Updated:2019-03-07
Summary:An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs 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 allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. 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-29833954.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/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): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/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): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-275
CWE-284
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Google Web site
Android

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6715

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94173

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94173
Google Android Framework APIs CVE-2016-6715 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve20166715-priv-esc(119450)

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-2016-6715

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:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166715000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6715 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - negligible.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166715000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6715 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2016-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201667150000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6715 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    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 5.1.1
    google android 5.1.0
    google android 6.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 4.4.3
    google android 7.0