CVE-2016-6700

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libzipfile in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, and 5.1.x before 5.1.1 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30916186.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - security@android.com

Published

2016-11-25

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Android (Google)
• Android (Google Inc.)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94159
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html