CVE-2016-6759 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code withi…
published 2017-01-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7662
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-29982686. References: QC-CR#1055766.
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
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source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/94677
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6759
- NVD CVE-2016-6759
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