A vulnerability was found in Google Android 7.0/7.1.1/7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Media Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A information disclosure vulnerability in the Android media framework (n/a). Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-62133227.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2017. The weakness was shared 09/08/2017 by Hao Sun with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0778 since 11/29/2016. 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. 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries 101269, 101388, 101623 and 106244 are related to this item.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Android

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• 7.0
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