A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Surfaceflinger. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In SurfaceFlinger, it is possible to override UI confirmation screen protected by the TEE. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-143128911

The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-0063 since 10/17/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2020). 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.

The entries VDB-151271, VDB-151270, VDB-151269 and VDB-151268 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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