Google Android up to 7.0 Wi-Fi access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android 5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1/7.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-6772. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android 5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1/7.0 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Wi-Fi. 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 summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Wi-Fi could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31856351.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2016. The weakness was released 01/12/2017 by Mark Brand (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6772 since 08/11/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 104 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 databases at Exploit-DB (40945) and SecurityFocus (BID 94701†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-90448, VDB-90450, VDB-95213 and VDB-95214. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

08/11/2016 🔍
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12/05/2016 +66 days 🔍
01/12/2017 +38 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mark Brand
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95231
SecurityFocus: 94701 - Google Android Wi-Fi CVE-2016-6772 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6772 - Google - Android - High

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

Created: 01/13/2017 08:08
Updated: 06/08/2024 00:18
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:08 (61), 07/20/2020 16:09 (10), 06/08/2024 00:18 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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