CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6701

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability in libskia in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing.

Risk Assessment

This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the gallery process, posing a serious security threat to devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to a version after 2016-11-01 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor devices for suspicious media files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A remote code execution vulnerability in libskia in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the gallery process. Android ID: A-30190637.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS