Google Android up to 4.x/5.x Qualcomm RF access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android up to 4.x/5.x and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm RF. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-0844. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android up to 4.x/5.x (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm RF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.

The weakness was released 04/04/2016 as ANDROID-26324307 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0844 since 12/16/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2019). 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 101 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 6.0 or 6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-57905†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81567, VDB-81568, VDB-81569 and VDB-81570. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 6.0/6.0.1

Timelineinfo

12/16/2015 🔍
12/25/2015 +9 days 🔍
04/02/2016 +99 days 🔍
04/04/2016 +2 days 🔍
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04/05/2016 +1 days 🔍
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04/17/2016 +11 days 🔍
02/03/2019 +1022 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: ANDROID-26324307
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81581
Vulnerability Center: 57905 - Google Android 6.0 and 6.0.1 before 2016-04-02 Local Code Execution due to a Vulnerability in Qualcomm RF Component, High

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

Created: 04/05/2016 09:13
Updated: 02/03/2019 10:43
Changes: 04/05/2016 09:13 (64), 02/03/2019 10:43 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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