PT-2016-4055 · Qualcomm+1 · Qualcomm+1

Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2015-8891

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 is related to multiple integer overflows in the Qualcomm components in Android, specifically in the app/aboot/aboot.c file. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using a crafted image.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-07-05, update to a version released after 2016-07-05 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8891

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8891 · 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/lk/commit/?id=4f829bb52d0338c87bc6fbd0414b258f55cc7c62 · Note