VDB-97631 · CVE-2016-8483 · BID 96805

Google Android Qualcomm Power Driver information disclosure

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4.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Power Driver. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-8483. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Power 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. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm power 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-33745862. References: QC-CR#1035099.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2017. The weakness was released 03/08/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8483 since 10/05/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/08/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 63 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 96805†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94929, VDB-94930, VDB-94931 and VDB-94932. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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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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Timelineinfo

10/05/2016 🔍
01/03/2017 +90 days 🔍
03/07/2017 +63 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97631
SecurityFocus: 96805 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Power Driver CVE-2016-8483 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8483 - Linux - Kernel - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 03/08/2017 11:00
Changes: 03/08/2017 11:00 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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