VDB-286183 · CVE-2016-10408 · GCVE-0-2016-10408

Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile up to SD821 QSEE access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile 9206 LTE Modem/APQ8037/SD626/SD820/SD821. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component QSEE. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10408. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile 9206 LTE Modem/APQ8037/SD626/SD820/SD821. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component QSEE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

QSEE will randomly experience a fatal error during execution due to speculative instruction fetches from device memory. Device memory is not valid executable memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10408 since 08/16/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

Name

Snapdragon Mobile

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/16/2017 🔍
11/26/2024 +2659 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2025 +45 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-10408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286183

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2024 15:33
Updated: 01/10/2025 03:21
Changes: 11/26/2024 15:33 (64), 01/10/2025 03:21 (11)
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