7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-3901
Qualcomm Cryptographic Engine Driver Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

Multiple integer overflows in drivers/crypto/msm/qcedev.c in the Qualcomm cryptographic engine driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29999161 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1046434.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:50 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3901 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3901 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-3901.

URL Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93327
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 Issue Tracking Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93327
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 Issue Tracking Patch

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This project contains pocs and exploits for vulneribilities I found (mostly)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3901 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93327 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-190
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3901 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

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0.36377

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