CVE-2016-0807

Publication date 7 February 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.4 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The get_build_id function in elf_utils.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that mishandles a Desc Size element in an ELF Note, aka internal bug 25187394.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
android 17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
15.10 wily Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.4 · High

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


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