VDB-115727 · CVE-2016-8486 · BID 96737

Google Android Qualcomm information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8486. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8486 since 10/05/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 395 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 96737†). The entries VDB-97625, VDB-97626, VDB-97627 and VDB-97628 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2016 🔍
03/05/2017 +151 days 🔍
03/07/2017 +2 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +393 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2021 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115727
SecurityFocus: 96737 - Google Android Qualcomm components Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037968

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

Created: 04/05/2018 08:59
Updated: 02/08/2021 14:11
Changes: 04/05/2018 08:59 (61), 01/21/2020 16:00 (4), 02/08/2021 14:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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