Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-6604. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Exynos fimg2d Driver on Android (Hardware Driver Software) (version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

NULL pointer dereference in Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2016. The weakness was released 01/30/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6604 since 08/05/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 178 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93196, VDB-93197, VDB-93198 and VDB-93199. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/05/2016 🔍
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01/30/2017 +178 days 🔍
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01/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/07/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96306
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6604 - Samsung - Exynos Fimg2D - High

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

Created: 01/31/2017 09:53
Updated: 08/07/2020 16:40
Changes: 01/31/2017 09:53 (56), 08/07/2020 16:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:813:103

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