VDB-95003 · CVE-2016-8458 · BID 95279

Google Android Synaptics Touchscreen Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Synaptics Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8458. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Synaptics Touchscreen 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 presented 01/05/2017 with Tencent as Android Security Bulletin - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8458 since 10/05/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 95279†). See VDB-90138, VDB-94929, VDB-94930 and VDB-94931 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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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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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
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95003
SecurityFocus: 95279 - Google Android Synaptics CVE-2016-8458 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8458 - 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 14:00
Changes: 01/04/2017 18:43 (65), 07/14/2020 14:39 (7), 10/27/2022 14:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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