VDB-95522 · CVE-2016-9279 · BID 94283

Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9279. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android (Hardware Driver Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/09/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2017 with Tencent (Website). The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9279 since 11/11/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 70 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 94283†). The entries VDB-93581, VDB-93759 and VDB-95521 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/09/2016 🔍
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11/11/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/18/2017 +68 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2020 +1282 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95522
SecurityFocus: 94283 - Samsung Mobile Phones Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9279 - Samsung - Exynos Fimg2D Driver - Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 09:46
Updated: 07/24/2020 18:06
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:46 (59), 07/24/2020 18:06 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:53A:103

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