CVE-2016-6715
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6715
- Assigner
- security@android.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-11-25T16:59:19
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-03-07T19:42:30
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0 | 4.4.4 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.0 | 5.0.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.1 | 5.1.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0 | 6.0.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6715 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6715 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:56:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:09:58 | 2016-11-25T16:59Z | 2016-11-25T16:59:19 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:09:58 | 2019-03-07T19:42:30 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:09:58 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |