Details of VAR-201701-0295

ID

VAR-201701-0295

CVE

CVE-2016-6755

TITLE

Qualcomm Vulnerability that elevates privileges in camera drivers

Trust: 0.8

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742

DESCRIPTION

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-30740545. References: QC-CR#1065916. Qualcomm A security vulnerability exists in the camera driver. Google Nexus is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability

Trust: 1.98

sources: NVD: CVE-2016-6755 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // BID: 94676 // VULMON: CVE-2016-6755

IOT TAXONOMY

category:

['camera device']

sub_category:

camera

Trust: 0.1

sources: OTHER: None

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:	linux	model:	kernel	scope:	eq	version:	3.10	Trust: 2.4
vendor:	linux	model:	kernel	scope:	eq	version:	3.18	Trust: 2.4
vendor:	google	model:	pixel xl	scope:	eq	version:	0	Trust: 0.3
vendor:	google	model:	pixel	scope:	eq	version:	0	Trust: 0.3
vendor:	google	model:	nexus 6p	scope:	-	version:	-	Trust: 0.3
vendor:	google	model:	nexus	scope:	eq	version:	6	Trust: 0.3
vendor:	google	model:	nexus	scope:	eq	version:	5x	Trust: 0.3
vendor:	google	model:	android one	scope:	eq	version:	0	Trust: 0.3

sources: BID: 94676 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132 // NVD: CVE-2016-6755

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov:	CVE-2016-6755
value:	HIGH
Trust: 1.0
NVD:	CVE-2016-6755
value:	HIGH
Trust: 0.8
CNNVD:	CNNVD-201612-132
value:	HIGH
Trust: 0.6
VULMON:	CVE-2016-6755
value:	HIGH
Trust: 0.1

nvd@nist.gov:	CVE-2016-6755
severity:	HIGH
baseScore:	7.6
vectorString:	AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector:	NETWORK
accessComplexity:	HIGH
authentication:	NONE
confidentialityImpact:	COMPLETE
integrityImpact:	COMPLETE
availabilityImpact:	COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore:	4.9
impactScore:	10.0
acInsufInfo:	NONE
obtainAllPrivilege:	NONE
obtainUserPrivilege:	NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege:	NONE
userInteractionRequired:	NONE
version:	2.0
Trust: 1.9

nvd@nist.gov:	CVE-2016-6755
baseSeverity:	HIGH
baseScore:	7.0
vectorString:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector:	LOCAL
attackComplexity:	HIGH
privilegesRequired:	NONE
userInteraction:	REQUIRED
scope:	UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact:	HIGH
integrityImpact:	HIGH
availabilityImpact:	HIGH
exploitabilityScore:	1.0
impactScore:	5.9
version:	3.0
Trust: 1.8

sources: VULMON: CVE-2016-6755 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132 // NVD: CVE-2016-6755

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:

CWE-284

Trust: 1.8

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // NVD: CVE-2016-6755

THREAT TYPE

remote

Trust: 0.6

sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132

TYPE

permissions and access control

Trust: 0.6

sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132

CONFIGURATIONS

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742

PATCH

title:	Android のセキュリティに関する公開情報 - 2016 年 12 月	url:	https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html	Trust: 0.8
title:	Linux Kernel Archives	url:	http://www.kernel.org/	Trust: 0.8
title:	Android Qualcomm Camera Driver privilege vulnerability fixes	url:	http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/bdxqById.tag?id=66182	Trust: 0.6
title:	Android Security Bulletins: Android Security Bulletin—December 2016	url:	https://vulmon.com/vendoradvisory?qidtp=android_security_bulletins&qid=f695c841b2be1b1e7a82917a85f10943	Trust: 0.1
title:	CVE-Study	url:	https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study	Trust: 0.1

sources: VULMON: CVE-2016-6755 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132

EXTERNAL IDS

db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2016-6755	Trust: 2.9
db:	BID	id:	94676	Trust: 2.0
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2016-006742	Trust: 0.8
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201612-132	Trust: 0.6
db:	OTHER	id:	NONE	Trust: 0.1
db:	VULMON	id:	CVE-2016-6755	Trust: 0.1

sources: OTHER: None // VULMON: CVE-2016-6755 // BID: 94676 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132 // NVD: CVE-2016-6755

REFERENCES

url:	https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html	Trust: 2.1
url:	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94676	Trust: 1.8
url:	http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2016-6755	Trust: 0.8
url:	http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2016-6755	Trust: 0.8
url:	http://code.google.com/android/	Trust: 0.3
url:	https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=b5df02edbcdf53dbbab77903d28162772edcf6e0	Trust: 0.3
url:	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10769424	Trust: 0.1
url:	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html	Trust: 0.1
url:	https://nvd.nist.gov	Trust: 0.1

sources: OTHER: None // VULMON: CVE-2016-6755 // BID: 94676 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-006742 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132 // NVD: CVE-2016-6755

CREDITS

Pengfei Ding , Chenfu Bao , Lenx Wei of Baidu X-Lab.

Trust: 0.9

sources: BID: 94676 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201612-132

SOURCES

db:	OTHER	id:	-
db:	VULMON	id:	CVE-2016-6755
db:	BID	id:	94676
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2016-006742
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201612-132
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2016-6755

LAST UPDATE DATE

2025-04-20T19:49:09.077000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE

db:	VULMON	id:	CVE-2016-6755	date:	2017-01-18T00:00:00
db:	BID	id:	94676	date:	2016-12-20T01:07:00
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2016-006742	date:	2017-01-24T00:00:00
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201612-132	date:	2017-01-17T00:00:00
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2016-6755	date:	2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

SOURCES RELEASE DATE

db:	VULMON	id:	CVE-2016-6755	date:	2017-01-12T00:00:00
db:	BID	id:	94676	date:	2016-12-05T00:00:00
db:	JVNDB	id:	JVNDB-2016-006742	date:	2017-01-24T00:00:00
db:	CNNVD	id:	CNNVD-201612-132	date:	2016-12-07T00:00:00
db:	NVD	id:	CVE-2016-6755	date:	2017-01-12T15:59:00.137