Google Android prior 2016-06-01 on Nexus 7 2013 Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android on Nexus 7 2013. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-2472. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android on Nexus 7 2013 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27776888.

The weakness was released 06/13/2016 as 27776888 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-2472 since 02/18/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2016-06-01 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-87840, VDB-87841, VDB-87842 and VDB-87843. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 2016-06-01

Timelineinfo

02/18/2016 🔍
06/12/2016 +115 days 🔍
06/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/18/2019 +949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 27776888
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87851
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2016 10:13
Updated: 01/18/2019 08:26
Changes: 06/13/2016 10:13 (61), 01/18/2019 08:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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