Google Android 6.x on Nexus 5/5X/6/6P Qualcomm Video Driver access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Android 6.x on Nexus 5/5X/6/6P (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Qualcomm Video 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. CVE summarizes:

The Qualcomm video driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27407629.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2016 as 27407629 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2489 since 02/18/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 6.x 2016-06-01 eliminates this vulnerability.

See 87840, 87841, 87842 and 87843 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 6.x 2016-06-01

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02/18/2016 🔍
06/12/2016 +115 days 🔍
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01/18/2019 +949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 27407629
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2489 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2016 10:16
Updated: 01/18/2019 08:29
Changes: 06/13/2016 10:16 (62), 01/18/2019 08:29 (2)
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