CVE-2016-6700

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libzipfile in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, and 5.1.x before 5.1.1 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30916186.

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google Inc.	Android	Android-4.4.4; Android-5.0.2; Android-5.1.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 25, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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