Vulnerability CVE-2016-6492
Published: 2017-01-12   Modified: 2017-01-13

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
MediaTek Driver Privilege Escalation
unLimit Security...
02.08.2016

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Google -> Android 

 References:
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
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