VDB-92402 · CVE-2016-6690 · BID 93301

Google Android Kernel Sound Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel Sound Driver. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6690. 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 problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel Sound Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The sound driver in the kernel in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Nexus Player devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28838221.

The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2016 with Qihoo 360 as Android Security Bulletin - October 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6690 since 08/11/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. 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 93301†). The entries VDB-83735, VDB-90675, VDB-90618 and VDB-90676 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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10/10/2016 +5 days 🔍
05/02/2019 +934 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - October 2016
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92402
SecurityFocus: 93301 - Google Nexus CVE-2016-6690 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/05/2016 10:44
Updated: 05/02/2019 06:35
Changes: 10/05/2016 10:44 (56), 05/02/2019 06:35 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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