VDB-93303 · CVE-2016-7160 · BID 94120

Samsung Mobile L(5.0/5.1)/M(6.0) fimg2d Driver null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile L(5.0/5.1)/M(6.0). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component fimg2d Driver. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7160. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Mobile L(5.0/5.1)/M(6.0). This affects an unknown function of the component fimg2d Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability on Samsung Mobile L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) devices with the Exynos7420 chipset exists because of a NULL pointer dereference in the fimg2d driver. The patch (aka "SVE-2016-6248: SystemUI Security issue") verifies if the object is null before dereferencing it.

The weakness was presented 11/03/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7160 since 09/08/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94120†). See VDB-91709 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/07/2016 🔍
09/08/2016 +93 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +56 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/07/2016 +4 days 🔍
05/26/2019 +930 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93303
SecurityFocus: 94120 - Samsung Mobile Phones CVE-2016-7160 Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2016 22:10
Updated: 05/26/2019 15:15
Changes: 11/07/2016 22:10 (50), 05/26/2019 15:15 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:D8B:103

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