An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Android ID: A-30907212.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 5.0 (including) | 5.0.2 (excluding) | |
| Android | 5.1 (including) | 5.1.1 (excluding) | |
| Android | 6.0 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) | |
| Android | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) | |
| Android | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | zesty | * |