VDB-90509 · CVE-2015-8940 · BID 92219

Google Android on Nexus 6 Qualcomm access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android on Nexus 6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8940. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 6 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm. 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 weakness was shared 08/01/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8940 since 06/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 09/12/2022). 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.

Upgrading 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 92219†). The entries VDB-90455, VDB-90456, VDB-90457 and VDB-90458 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

Timelineinfo

06/24/2016 🔍
08/01/2016 +38 days 🔍
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08/06/2016 +5 days 🔍
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09/12/2022 +2228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90509
SecurityFocus: 92219 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 08/06/2016 14:02
Updated: 09/12/2022 09:34
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (56), 03/20/2019 11:49 (12), 09/12/2022 09:34 (5)
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