VDB-88906 · CVE-2014-9785 · BID 91628

Google Android prior 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 2013 Qualcomm drivers/misc/qseecom.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 7 2013. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file drivers/misc/qseecom.c of the component Qualcomm. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9785. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android on Nexus 7 2013 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file drivers/misc/qseecom.c of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices does not validate addresses before copying data, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28469042 and Qualcomm internal bug CR545747.

The weakness was released 07/06/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - July 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9785 since 05/31/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2016-07-05 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 SecurityFocus (BID 91628†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-88897, VDB-88898, VDB-88899 and VDB-88900. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 2016-07-05
Patch: source.codeaurora.org

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05/31/2016 🔍
07/06/2016 +36 days 🔍
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07/10/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2022 +2243 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - July 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88906
SecurityFocus: 91628 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 07/11/2016 10:59
Updated: 09/01/2022 10:17
Changes: 07/11/2016 10:59 (57), 02/21/2019 13:16 (13), 09/01/2022 10:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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