PT-2017-1046
CVE-2016-6759
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Published
2017-01-12
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Updated
2017-01-19
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android versions Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18
Description
The issue is related to insufficient access control in Qualcomm media codecs for the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This problem can be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application.
Recommendations
For Android versions Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as referenced by Android ID: A-29982686.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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