Google Android on Qualcomm Interface input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Android on Qualcomm. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Interface. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-10456. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android on Qualcomm (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, and SDX20, if radish is executed with an interface name set to an invalid interface name, an arbitrary command of 15 characters or less may be executed as a system call.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2018. The weakness was released 04/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10456 since 08/16/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/27/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 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 103671†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-83180, VDB-105483, VDB-105484 and VDB-105488. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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