High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6701

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in libskia in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the gallery process. Android ID: A-30190637.

Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.0
- (no CPE)range: Android-7.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94162nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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