VDB-95258 · CVE-2016-8397 · BID 94714

Google Android NVIDIA Video Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component NVIDIA Video Driver. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8397. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component NVIDIA Video Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An information disclosure vulnerability in the NVIDIA 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: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31385953. References: N-CVE-2016-8397.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was presented 01/12/2017 with Trend Micro (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8397 since 10/05/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 94714†). See VDB-90530, VDB-91457, VDB-92361 and VDB-94958 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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01/12/2017 +38 days 🔍
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01/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95258
SecurityFocus: 94714 - Google Nexus CVE-2016-8397 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8397 - Linux - Kernel - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 01/13/2017 08:11
Updated: 07/20/2020 17:28
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:11 (59), 07/20/2020 17:28 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:0AB:103

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