CVE-2016-5862 — HIGH (7.0) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	All versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98194Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4199451e83729a3Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98194Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4199451e83729a3Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-5862?

CVE-2016-5862 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead ...

How severe is CVE-2016-5862?

CVE-2016-5862 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-5862?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.