An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Contacts could enable a local malicious application to silently create contact information
Published Jan 12, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Contacts could enable a local malicious application to silently create contact information. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-32219099.
Affected products
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- Version Android-4.4.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-5.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-5.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-6.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
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- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.1
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 7.0
- 7.1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 24.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 26.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 23.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 23.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 0.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95261 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95261 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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