CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation leads to data processing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3856. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
The weakness was disclosed 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-2016-3856 since 03/30/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
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 SecurityFocus (BID 92256†). The entries VDB-90455, VDB-90456, VDB-90457 and VDB-90458 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Type
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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: Data processingCWE: CWE-19
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org
Timeline
03/30/2016 🔍08/01/2016 🔍
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08/06/2016 🔍
08/06/2016 🔍
09/12/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-3856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90557
SecurityFocus: 92256 - Multiple Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 08/06/2016 14:02Updated: 09/12/2022 12:54
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (55), 03/20/2019 17:37 (13), 09/12/2022 12:54 (4)
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