A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android 8.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing a vendor command, a buffer over-read can occur.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2017. The weakness was published 10/10/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9715 since 06/15/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 98332, 107387, 107403 and 107404.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• 8.0

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• free

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