CVE-2016-6689 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Binder kernel component of Android, affecting Nexus devices before the 2016-10-05 security update. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) allows a crafted application to obtain sensitive information with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-40515) exists for a generic ASLR leak, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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