Google Android on Nexus 5/7 2013 Qualcomm information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/7 2013. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9900. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/7 2013 (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published 08/01/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9900 since 06/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101893 (Ubuntu 17.04 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3358-1)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196865 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux-hwe Vulnerabilities (USN-3371-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101893) and SecurityFocus (BID 92222†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90455, VDB-90456, VDB-90457 and VDB-90458. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 101893
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 17.04 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3358-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux-hwe USN-3371-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

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06/24/2016 🔍
08/01/2016 +38 days 🔍
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08/06/2016 +5 days 🔍
07/21/2017 +349 days 🔍
09/12/2022 +1879 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90545
SecurityFocus: 92222 - Google Android Qualcomm Components Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2016 02:02 PM
Updated: 09/12/2022 11:41 AM
Changes: 08/06/2016 02:02 PM (58), 03/20/2019 04:18 PM (22), 09/12/2022 11:41 AM (4)
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