CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2496
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-06-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1021
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.
Affected configurations
• google android 6.0
• google android 6.0.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames weakness
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames weakness
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/613f63b938145bb86cd64fe0752eaf5e99b5f628 Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/03a53d1c7765eeb3af0bc34c3dff02ada1953fbf Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller/+/2068c7997265011ddc5e4dfa3418407881f7f81e Patch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/613f63b938145bb86cd64fe0752eaf5e99b5f628 Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/03a53d1c7765eeb3af0bc34c3dff02ada1953fbf Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller/+/2068c7997265011ddc5e4dfa3418407881f7f81e Patch