CVE-2016-6788

low-risk

Published 2017-01-12

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek I2C driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31224428. References: MT-ALPS02943467.

Do I need to act?

0.05% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.0/10 High

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Android

Affected Vendors

Google

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94687

Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94687

Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal