CVE-2016-5349

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5349
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerqualcomm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-06 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe high level operating systems (HLOS) was not providing sufficient memory address information to ensure that secure applications inside Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment (QSEE) only write to legitimate memory ranges related to the QSEE secure application's HLOS client. When secure applications inside Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment (QSEE) receive memory addresses from a high level operating system (HLOS) such as Linux Android, those address have previously been verified as belonging to HLOS memory space rather than QSEE memory space, but they were not verified to be from HLOS user space rather than kernel space. This lack of verification could lead to privilege escalation within the HLOS.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Insufficient Memory Address Information to prevent Arbitrary Memory Access from QSEE Secure Applications


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Qualcomm Inc. Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 600 400 200 affected All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel. Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Insufficient Memory Address Information to prevent Arbitrary Memory Access from QSEE Secure Applications (CVE-2016-5349) | Code Aurora af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.codeaurora.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Google Nexus Qualcomm TrustZone CVE-2016-5349 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisories | Product Security | Qualcomm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.qualcomm.com Vendor Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Vendor Advisory
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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