UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6703

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6703
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6703.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6703
Upstream
Published
2016-11-25T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:51Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / android

Package

Name
android
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android@20160330-0939-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other
20150818-1500-0ubuntu2
20150818-1500-0ubuntu3
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3
20160330-0939-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "android"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "android-copyright"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "android-emulator"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-images"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-runtime"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6703.json"