VDB-90529 · CVE-2016-3846 · BID 92240

Google Android on Nexus 5/6P Serial Peripheral Interface Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/6P. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Serial Peripheral Interface Driver. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3846. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/6P (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Serial Peripheral Interface Driver. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Serial Peripheral Interface driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28817378.

The weakness was shared 08/01/2016 with WooYun 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-2016-3846 since 03/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is 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 03/20/2019). 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 92240†). The entries VDB-90455, VDB-90456, VDB-90457 and VDB-90458 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
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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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03/30/2016 🔍
08/01/2016 +124 days 🔍
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08/05/2016 +4 days 🔍
08/06/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/20/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Organization: WooYun
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90529
SecurityFocus: 92240 - Google Nexus CVE-2016-3846 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/06/2016 14:02
Updated: 03/20/2019 15:27
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (56), 03/20/2019 15:27 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:838:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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