PT-2016-2638 · Google · Android

Published 2016-08-06 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2014-9866

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-08-05

Description The issue is related to the lack of validation of a certain parameter in the msm csid.c file, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-08-05, consider restricting access to the msm csid.c file or the related camera functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02030

CVE-2014-9866

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9866 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=8e6daae70422ad35146a87700e6634a747d1ff5d · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9866 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9866 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9866 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02030 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92219 · Note