| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android. This affects an unknown function of the component MediaTek Video Driver. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-8396. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MediaTek Video Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An information disclosure vulnerability in the MediaTek video driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31249105.
The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8396 since 10/05/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. 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 T1592 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 $5k-$25k.
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 94712†). The entries VDB-90448, VDB-90450, VDB-95213 and VDB-95214 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/05/2016 🔍12/05/2016 🔍
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01/13/2017 🔍
07/20/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-8396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95257
SecurityFocus: 94712 - Google Android CVE-2016-8396 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8396 - Google - Android - Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 01/13/2017 08:11Updated: 07/20/2020 17:22
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:11 (59), 07/20/2020 17:22 (7)
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