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CVE-2016-6492

The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL call.

Published

2017-01-12T23:59:00.493

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	≤ 7.1.0	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)