CVE-2016-2496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Framework UI permission-dialog implementation in Android 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to conduct tapjacking attacks and access arbitrary private-storage files by creating a partially overlapping window, aka internal bug 26677796.

Published: 2016-06-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00314.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/613f63b938145bb86cd64fe0752eaf5e99b5f628
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/03a53d1c7765eeb3af0bc34c3dff02ada1953fbf
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller/+/2068c7997265011ddc5e4dfa3418407881f7f81e

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-06-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.131Z

Reserved: 2016-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2496

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-13T01:59:35.533

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2496

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-1021

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