CVE-2016-6754 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

A remote code execution vulnerability in Webview in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-11-05 could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code when the user is navigating to a website. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an unprivileged process. Android ID: A-31217937.

A remote code execution vulnerability in Webview in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-11-05 could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code when the user is navigating to a website. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an unprivileged process. Android ID: A-31217937.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Google Android

First reported 8 years ago

2016-11-25 16:59:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-12-24 02:59:00

Affected Software

Google Android Operating System 5.0

5.0

Google Android 5.0.1

5.0.1

Google Android 5.1

5.1

Google Android 5.1.0

5.1.0

Google Android 6.0

6.0

Google Android Operating System

References

94204

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Vendor Advisory

40846

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