VDB-106963 · CVE-2017-9677 · BID 100658

Google Android Qualcomm msm_compr_ioctl_shared access control

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation of the argument msm_compr_ioctl_shared with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in function msm_compr_ioctl_shared, variable "ddp->params_length" could be accessed and modified by multiple threads, while it is not protected with locks. If one thread is running, while another thread is setting data, race conditions will happen. If "ddp->params_length" is set to a big number, a buffer overflow will occur.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2017 by Alibaba with Qihoo 360 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9677 since 06/15/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing 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.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See 101269, 101388, 101623 and 106244 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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09/05/2017 +82 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Pengfei Ding, Chenfu Bao , Lenx Wei (Alibaba)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-9677 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100658 - Google Android Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2017 21:51
Updated: 01/14/2021 06:52
Changes: 09/21/2017 21:51 (62), 12/30/2019 09:17 (4), 01/14/2021 06:52 (3)
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