PT-2016-3524 · Google · Android

Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2014-9782

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 2016-07-05

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation for direction and step parameters in the msm actuator.c file, part of the Qualcomm components in Android. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-07-05, consider restricting access to the msm actuator.c file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the direction and step parameters in affected applications until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9782

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9782 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91628 · Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=2e57a46ab2ba7299d99d9cdc1382bd1e612963fb · Note