Google Android Qualcomm Networking Driver rndis_ipa.c Crafted Application access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.7 | $25k-$100k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c of the component Qualcomm Networking Driver. The manipulation as part of a Crafted Application leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process.
The bug was discovered 05/05/2017. The weakness was presented 09/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5868 since 06/28/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 143 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 100815, 101104, 101105 and 101106 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org
Timeline
06/28/2016 🔍05/01/2017 🔍
05/05/2017 🔍
09/25/2017 🔍
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09/26/2017 🔍
12/30/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5868 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98197 - Google Android Qualcomm Networking Driver CVE-2016-5868 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2017 09:21Updated: 12/30/2022 09:09
Changes: 09/26/2017 09:21 (64), 11/19/2019 15:08 (2), 12/30/2022 09:09 (3)
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