CVE-2016-2060
server/TetherController.cpp in the tethering controller in netd, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate upstream interface names, which allows attackers…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
server/TetherController.cpp in the tethering controller in netd, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate upstream interface names, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/improper-input-validation-tethering-controller-netd-cve-2016-2060-0Patch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/improper-input-validation-tethering-controller-netd-cve-2016-2060-0Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.