CVE-2016-10225

The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local users to gain root privileges by sending "rootmydevice" to /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:allwinner:linux-3.4-sunxi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:a83t:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:h3:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:h8:-:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/ - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/ - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-03-27 17:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-10225

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10225

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10225

JSON object : View

Products Affected

allwinner

a83t
h8
linux-3.4-sunxi
h3

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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7.8 /10