VDB-91452 · CVE-2016-3866 · BID 92879

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-3866. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Qualcomm Sound 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. CVE summarizes:

The Qualcomm sound driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X, 6, and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28868303 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1032820.

The weakness was disclosed 09/06/2016 with Qihoo 360 as Android Security Bulletin - September 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3866 since 03/30/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 92879†). The entries VDB-91415, VDB-91416, VDB-91417 and VDB-91418 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/30/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - September 2016
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91452
SecurityFocus: 92879 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Sound Driver CVE-2016-3866 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036763

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

Created: 09/11/2016 12:29
Updated: 09/15/2022 15:00
Changes: 09/11/2016 12:29 (55), 04/14/2019 09:59 (13), 09/15/2022 15:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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