Google Android NVIDIA Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NVIDIA Kernel. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3873. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component NVIDIA Kernel. 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 summary by CVE is:

The NVIDIA kernel in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29518457.

The weakness was disclosed 09/06/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - September 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3873 since 03/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. 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 09/15/2022). 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 entries VDB-90530, VDB-91415, VDB-91416 and VDB-91417 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2016 🔍
09/06/2016 +160 days 🔍
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09/11/2016 +5 days 🔍
09/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2195 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - September 2016
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-3873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91457
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 15:24
Changes: 09/11/2016 12:29 (52), 04/14/2019 10:23 (10), 09/15/2022 15:24 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:A48:103

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