CVE-2016-5864 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from userspace, and if they are set to a large value, integer overflow is possible followed by buffer overflow. In another function, a missing check for a lower bound may result in an out of bounds memory access.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

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.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=cbc21ceb69cb7bcaIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=cbc21ceb69cb7bcaIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-5864?

CVE-2016-5864 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from userspace, and if they are set to a large value, integer overflo...

How severe is CVE-2016-5864?

CVE-2016-5864 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-5864?

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