VDB-95269 · CVE-2016-8409 · BID 94691

Google Android NVIDIA Video Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component NVIDIA Video Driver. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8409. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component NVIDIA 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 NVIDIA video driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31495687. References: N-CVE-2016-8409.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2017. The weakness was shared 01/12/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8409 since 10/05/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is 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 $0-$5k 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 9 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 94691†). The entries VDB-90448, VDB-90450, VDB-95213 and VDB-95214 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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10/05/2016 🔍
12/05/2016 +61 days 🔍
01/03/2017 +29 days 🔍
01/12/2017 +9 days 🔍
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01/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95269
SecurityFocus: 94691 - Google Nexus NVIDIA Video Driver Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8409 - Linux - Kernel - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 01/13/2017 08:12
Updated: 07/20/2020 18:38
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:12 (59), 07/20/2020 18:38 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:7C3:103

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