CVE-2016-6768

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in the Framesequence library could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses the Framesequence library. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31631842.

Affected products

Android: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.0, 5.1.1 (+3)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94704
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94704
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

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