A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the file Drivers/soc/qcom/spcom.c of the component Qualcomm SPCom Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Drivers/soc/qcom/spcom.c in the Qualcom SPCom driver in the Android kernel 2017-03-05 allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5857.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2017. The weakness was shared 04/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5856 since 06/28/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-97625, VDB-97626, VDB-97627 and VDB-97628 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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