VDB-95000 · CVE-2016-8455 · BID 95240

Google Android Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8455. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver. 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 bug was discovered 01/03/2017. The weakness was published 01/05/2017 by Guang Gong with Qihoo 360 as Android Security Bulletin - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8455 since 10/05/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/27/2022). 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 95240†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90138, VDB-94929, VDB-94930 and VDB-94931. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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10/05/2016 🔍
01/03/2017 +90 days 🔍
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01/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/05/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/12/2017 +7 days 🔍
10/27/2022 +2114 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - January 2017
Researcher: Guang Gong
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95000
SecurityFocus: 95240 - Google Nexus Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8455 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue

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

Created: 01/04/2017 18:43
Updated: 10/27/2022 13:42
Changes: 01/04/2017 18:43 (65), 07/14/2020 14:17 (8), 10/27/2022 13:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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