Improper Validation of Syscall Arguments in Qualcomm Android Products
CVE-2016-5872

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Qualcomm
Status
All Qualcomm Products
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2017

What is CVE-2016-5872?

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of arguments passed to several QTEE syscalls in Qualcomm products utilizing the Android operating system through CAF. The lack of proper checks may allow for unintended behavior or exploitation, potentially compromising the security of the affected devices.

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Affected Version(s)

All Qualcomm products All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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