VDB-90520 · CVE-2016-3857 · OpenVAS 880843

Google Android on Nexus 7 2013 Kernel access control

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 7 2013 (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. 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 kernel in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28522518.

The weakness was published 08/01/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3857 since 03/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/20/2019). 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93601 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerability (USN-3082-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93601). Similar entries are available at 90455, 90456, 90457 and 90458.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 93601
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerability (USN-3082-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 880843
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux USN-3082-1
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09/20/2016 +45 days 🔍
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Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3857 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 08/06/2016 14:02
Updated: 03/20/2019 14:38
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (66), 03/20/2019 14:38 (10)
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Cache ID: 3:BE8:103

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