An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to create shortcuts that have elevated privileges without the user's consent. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission). Android ID: A-30778130.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94171 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2016-11-25 08:59
Updated : 2016-12-06 07:09
NVD link : CVE-2016-6716
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6716
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Control
Products Affected
- android