CVE-2016-6759
HighSummary
CVE-2016-6759 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the potential for gaining local access to elevated capabilities not normally accessible to third-party applications.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to critical system resources, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability and to monitor applications running on the system.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm media codecs
See all- CVE-2016-6760High
CVE-2016-6760 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the potential for gaining local access to elevated capabilities not normally accessible to third-party applications.
- CVE-2016-6758High
A vulnerability in Qualcomm media codecs allows 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 third-party applications.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.