PT-2017-1093 · Google · Android

Ben Actis + 5 · Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2016-8462

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader of the Android operating system, which is caused by a lack of protection for service data. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local attacker to access data outside of their permitted access level. The problem is considered high-risk because it can be used to access sensitive data.

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

Exploit

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00186

CVE-2016-8462

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/CunningLogic/PixelDump_CVE-2016-8462 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8462 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8462 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00186 · Security Note
• https://securityresear.ch/2017/01/04/fastboot-oem-sha1sum · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95237 · Note