CVE-2016-6703 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2016-6703

A remote code execution vulnerability in an Android runtime library...

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in an Android runtime library in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted payload to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses the Android runtime. Android ID: A-30765246.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Google Inc.

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Affected Software

Android

Vulnerable Versions:

Android-4.4.4, Android-5.0.2, Android-5.1.1, Android-6.0, Android-6.0.1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 25th, 2016

Last Modified: August 6th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.