CVE-2016-6683 is a medium-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Android kernel on Nexus devices prior to the October 5, 2016 security update. An attacker could exploit this flaw by tricking a user into installing a specially crafted application, allowing them to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 and is categorized as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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