CVE-2016-0807 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Android 6.x before February 1, 2016, specifically within the Debuggerd component's get_build_id function. This flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges through a specially crafted application that improperly handles an ELF Note's Desc Size element. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.4 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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