VDB-92387 · CVE-2016-6678 · BID 93305

Google Android Motorola USBNet Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component Motorola USBNet Driver. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6678. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Motorola USBNet Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Motorola USBNet driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 6 devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29914434.

The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2016 by Roee Hay with X-Force as Android Security Bulletin - October 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6678 since 08/11/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 93305†). The entries VDB-83735, VDB-90675, VDB-90618 and VDB-90676 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/11/2016 🔍
10/03/2016 +53 days 🔍
10/05/2016 +2 days 🔍
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10/05/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +5 days 🔍
05/01/2019 +933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - October 2016
Researcher: Roee Hay
Organization: X-Force
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92387
SecurityFocus: 93305 - Google Nexus Motorola USBNet Driver CVE-2016-6678 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/05/2016 10:44
Updated: 05/01/2019 19:02
Changes: 10/05/2016 10:44 (56), 05/01/2019 19:02 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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