CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2060
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-05-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
server/TetherController.cpp in the tethering controller in netd, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate upstream interface names, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application.
Affected configurations
• google android (<= 6.0.1)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/improper-input-validation-tethering-controller-netd-cve-2016-2060-0 Patch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/improper-input-validation-tethering-controller-netd-cve-2016-2060-0 Patch