A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Synaptics Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/07/2016 with Qihoo 360 as Android Security Bulletin - November 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6745 since 08/11/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries 87972, 93436, 93466 and 93476 are related to this item.

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• Google

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• Android

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