7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-5863
Qualcomm MSM Ioctl Handler Out-of-Bounds Access
Description

In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-5863 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-2016-5863 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
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-2016-5863.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=daf0acd54a6a80de227baef9a06285e4aa5f8c93 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=daf0acd54a6a80de227baef9a06285e4aa5f8c93 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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

Makefile C Assembly Python Shell HTML CMake Batchfile Meson Roff

Updated: 4 days, 10 hours ago
743 stars 200 fork 200 watcher
Born at : Sept. 7, 2016, 12:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 142 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5863 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5863 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=daf0acd54a6a80de227baef9a06285e4aa5f8c93 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=daf0acd54a6a80de227baef9a06285e4aa5f8c93 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses. In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses.
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

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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.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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0.40428

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