VDB-115717 · CVE-2016-10231 · BID 97402

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Codec access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound Codec. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-10231. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound Codec. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 sound codec driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-33966912. References: QC-CR#1096799.

The bug was discovered 04/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2018 by Seven Shen with TrendMicro (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10231 since 03/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 02/08/2021). 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 364 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 97402†). The entries VDB-99354, VDB-99375, VDB-99376 and VDB-99383 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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04/04/2018 +364 days 🔍
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02/08/2021 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Seven Shen
Organization: TrendMicro
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115717
SecurityFocus: 97402 - Google Pixel Qualcomm Sound Codec Driver CVE-2016-10231 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038201

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

Created: 04/05/2018 08:56
Updated: 02/08/2021 13:25
Changes: 04/05/2018 08:56 (61), 01/21/2020 15:35 (6), 02/08/2021 13:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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