VDB-101113 · CVE-2016-10285 · BID 98163

Google Android Qualcomm Video Driver Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Video Driver. This manipulation as part of Application causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10285. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Qualcomm Video Driver. The manipulation as part of a Application 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. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33752702. References: QC-CR#1104899.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was presented 05/12/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10285 since 03/28/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2020). 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 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98163†). See VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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03/28/2017 🔍
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05/12/2017 +11 days 🔍
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12/23/2020 +1320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Gengjia Chen (@chengjia4574), pjf
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101113
SecurityFocus: 98163 - Google Android Qualcomm Video Driver CVE-2016-10285 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10285 - Google - Android - Privilege Escalation Issue

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

Created: 05/13/2017 08:48
Updated: 12/23/2020 10:56
Changes: 05/13/2017 08:48 (62), 09/25/2020 16:12 (6), 12/23/2020 10:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:6EF:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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