VDB
CVE-2016-6716
CVE-2016-6716
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.04% · 12.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
12.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | android | 20150818-1500-0ubuntu2, 20150818-1500-0ubuntu3, * |
Timeline
- Nov 8, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6716 third-party-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6716 third-party-advisory