VDB-105378 · CVE-2016-5859 · BID 98175

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5859. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound 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. CVE summarizes:

In a sound driver in all Qualcomm products in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if a function is called with a very large length, an integer overflow could occur followed by a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2017. The weakness was presented 08/16/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5859 since 06/28/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 103 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98175†). See VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

Timelineinfo

06/28/2016 🔍
05/01/2017 +307 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +4 days 🔍
08/16/2017 +103 days 🔍
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12/15/2022 +1947 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105378
SecurityFocus: 98175 - Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver CVE-2016-5859 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/16/2017 22:03
Updated: 12/15/2022 19:43
Changes: 08/16/2017 22:03 (61), 11/07/2019 15:11 (4), 12/15/2022 19:43 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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