VDB-95221 · CVE-2016-6762 · BID 94700

Google Android 5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1/7.0 libziparchive access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1/7.0. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component libziparchive. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6762. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Android 5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1/7.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component libziparchive. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the libziparchive library could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31251826.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was released 01/12/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6762 since 08/11/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94700†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-90448, VDB-90450, VDB-95213 and VDB-95214. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Qihoo 360
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CVE: CVE-2016-6762 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95221
SecurityFocus: 94700 - Google Android CVE-2016-6762 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6762 - Google - Android - Medium

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

Created: 01/13/2017 08:08
Updated: 07/20/2020 14:49
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:08 (60), 07/20/2020 14:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:BAF:103

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