VDB-96661 · CVE-2016-8419 · BID 96047

Google Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8419. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32454494. References: QC-CR#1087209.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2017. The weakness was released 02/08/2017 by Guang Gong with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8419 since 10/05/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 96047†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96659, VDB-96660, VDB-96662 and VDB-96663. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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10/05/2016 🔍
02/06/2017 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Guang Gong
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96661
SecurityFocus: 96047 - Google Nexus/ Pixel Products Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8419 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037798

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

Created: 02/08/2017 21:06
Updated: 11/12/2022 08:04
Changes: 02/08/2017 21:06 (60), 08/11/2020 12:34 (8), 11/12/2022 08:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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