CVE-2016-10492 Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Improper ciphersuite validation in Qualcomm Snapdragon allows accepting unadvertised ciphersuites, bypassing security features.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-10492?

CVE-2016-10492 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, improper ciphersuite validation leads SecSSL accept an unadvertised ciphersuite.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10492?

It affects 33 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware and 27 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9p7-p2vm-7m5j.

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