VDB-90517 · CVE-2016-2504 · BID 92220

Google Android on Nexus Qualcomm GPU Driver QuadRooter access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Qualcomm GPU Driver. This manipulation causes access control (QuadRooter). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2504. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android on Nexus (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm GPU Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (QuadRooter). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Qualcomm GPU driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28026365 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1002974.

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2016 by Di Shen with CheckPoint Security Team as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2504 since 02/18/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single 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 03/22/2019). 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.

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 92220†). Additional details are provided at blog.checkpoint.com. The entries VDB-90675, VDB-88932, VDB-90455 and VDB-90456 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/18/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Researcher: Di Shen
Organization: CheckPoint Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90517
SecurityFocus: 92220 - Google Nexus Qualcomm GPU Driver 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: 03/22/2019 13:28
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (61), 03/22/2019 13:28 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:FB4:103

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