PT-2016-5730 · Google+1 · Android+1

Gengjia Chen + 1 · Published 2016-10-10 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3901

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 2016-10-05

Description The issue is related to multiple integer overflows in the Qualcomm cryptographic engine driver. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-10-05, update to a version released after 2016-10-05 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the cryptographic engine driver to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3901

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Cryptographic Engine Driver

References · 5

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3901 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93327 · Note