CVE-2016-6737 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the kernel ION subsystem in Android versions prior to November 5, 2016. A local malicious application could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code within the kernel's context, potentially leading to a permanent device compromise requiring a full operating system reflash. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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