Google Android prior 2016-07-05 on One MediaTek Power Management Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android on One. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MediaTek Power Management Driver. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3804. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android on One (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component MediaTek Power Management Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The MediaTek power management driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28332766 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02694410.

The weakness was presented 07/06/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - July 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3804 since 03/30/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/22/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2016-07-05 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-88897, VDB-88898, VDB-88899 and VDB-88900 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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

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03/30/2016 🔍
07/06/2016 +98 days 🔍
07/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2016 +4 days 🔍
07/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - July 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88983
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2016 11:07
Updated: 02/22/2019 09:46
Changes: 07/11/2016 11:07 (55), 02/22/2019 09:46 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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