CVE-2016-2420

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

rootdir/init.rc in Android 4.x before 4.4.4 does not ensure that the /data/tombstones directory exists for the Debuggerd component, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26403620.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 18, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2420: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix