Google Android prior 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5/Nexus 7 2013 Qualcomm app/aboot/aboot.c numeric error
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/Nexus 7 2013 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file app/aboot/aboot.c of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple integer overflows in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted image, aka Android internal bug 28842418 and Qualcomm internal bug CR813930.
The weakness was published 07/06/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - July 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8891 since 05/31/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading to version 2016-07-05 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 88897, 88898, 88899 and 88900.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Android 2016-07-05
Patch: source.codeaurora.org
Timeline
05/31/2016 🔍07/06/2016 🔍
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07/10/2016 🔍
07/11/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - July 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8891 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91628 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 07/11/2016 11:01Updated: 09/01/2022 12:22
Changes: 07/11/2016 11:01 (59), 02/21/2019 14:18 (12), 09/01/2022 12:22 (4)
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