Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in NVIDIA libomx Library for Android
CVE-2016-6790

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux
Status
Android Kernel-3.18
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 January 2017

What is CVE-2016-6790?

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA libomx library that can be exploited by a local malicious application. This vulnerability allows unauthorized applications to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a trusted process, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive functions within the system.

Affected Version(s)

Android Kernel-3.18 Android Kernel-3.18

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94678
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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