Google Android Qualcomm ION Cache Kernel Memory access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Qualcomm ION Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is writing to a user supplied address.
The bug was discovered 09/05/2017. The weakness was published 09/21/2017 by Alibaba with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9724 since 06/15/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
Similar entries are available at 101269, 101388, 101623 and 106244.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Name: Kernel MemoryClass: Access control / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Timeline
06/15/2017 🔍09/05/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Pengfei Ding, Chenfu Bao , Lenx Wei (Alibaba)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-9724 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100658 - Google Android Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/21/2017 21:51Updated: 01/14/2021 07:02
Changes: 09/21/2017 21:51 (63), 11/18/2019 15:39 (5), 01/14/2021 07:02 (2)
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