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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-6754 EUVD-2016-7657GHSA-89vq-xp4x-vhgg

A remote code execution vulnerability in Webview in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-11-05 could enable …

Published Nov 25, 2016 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

Vendor: Google Product: Android Package: android Platform: Android Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in Webview in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-11-05 could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code when the user is navigating to a website. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an unprivileged process. Android ID: A-31217937.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Android Android-5.0.2, Android-5.1.1, Android-6.0, Android-6.0.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS android No fix yet —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 1 repository

  • secmob/BadKernel ★ 150 · Nov 28, 2016

    Full exploit of CVE-2016-6754(BadKernel) and slide of SyScan360 2016

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

References