CVE-2015-8890 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can bypass access restrictions on Android devices by using a crafted MultiMediaCard due to missing validation of GPT data in Qualcomm components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8890?
CVE-2015-8890 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate certain GUID Partition Table (GPT) data, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted MultiMediaCard (MMC), aka Android internal bug 28822878 and Qualcomm internal bug CR823461.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2015-8890 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8890 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qwj-7p4f-cf9r.