PT-2017-1091 · Google · Android

Michael Goberman + 1 · Published 2017-01-13 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2016-8467

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device. This problem is rated as High because it can cause a local permanent denial of service, affecting device interoperability in a completely permanent manner or requiring re-flashing of the entire operating system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00184

CVE-2016-8467

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/roeeh/bootmodechecker · Exploit
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8467 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00184 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8467 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8467 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95250 · Note
• https://securityintelligence.com/android-vulnerabilities-attacking-nexus-6-and-6p-custom-boot-modes · Note