VDB-90530 · CVE-2016-3847 · BID 92231

Google Android on Nexus 9 NVIDIA Media Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NVIDIA Media Driver. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-3847. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 9 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component NVIDIA Media Driver. 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. CVE summarizes:

The NVIDIA media driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28871433.

The weakness was published 08/01/2016 by Security Team as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3847 since 03/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 92231†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90455, VDB-90456, VDB-90457 and VDB-90458. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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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
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90530
SecurityFocus: 92231 - Google Nexus NVIDIA Media 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: 03/20/2019 15:30
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (57), 03/20/2019 15:30 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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