PT-2016-3215 · Samsung · Samsung Exynos Fimg2D Driver

Published 2016-06-07 · Updated 2020-04-07 · CVE-2016-6604

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver versions for Android L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0)

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. The exploitation may have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Recommendations For Android L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0), consider disabling the fimg2d driver as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02546

CVE-2016-6604

Affected Products

Samsung Exynos Fimg2D Driver

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6604 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02546 · Security Note
• http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6604 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6604 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6604 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/05/3 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/10 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11068 · Telegram Post