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CVE-2016-5346

An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the Google Pixel/Pixel SL Qualcomm Avtimer Driver due to a NULL pointer dereference when processing an accept system call by the user process on AF_MSM_IPC sockets, which could let a local malicious user obtain sensitive information (Android Bug ID A-32551280).

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from google, from google, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-01-08T19:15:10.673

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:54:08.927

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	< 7.0	Yes
Hardware	google	pixel	-	No
Hardware	google	pixel_xl	-	No
Operating System	google	android	< 7.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97371 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/ele7enxxh/poc-exp/tree/master/CVE-2016-5346 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=6298a474322fb2182f795a622b2faa64abfd8474 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97371 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ele7enxxh/poc-exp/tree/master/CVE-2016-5346 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=6298a474322fb2182f795a622b2faa64abfd8474 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.