VDB-76825 · CVE-2015-3828 · BID 76052

Google Android up to 5.1.1 Stagefright Video File memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Stagefright. The manipulation as part of a Video File 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 issue has been introduced in 05/20/2010. The weakness was published 07/27/2015 by Joshua Drake with Zimperium zLabs as Stagefright: It Only Takes One Text To Hack 950 Million Android Phones as not defined article (Forbes). The advisory is shared at forbes.com. The public release has been coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3828 since 05/12/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact. The advisory points out:

Six critical vulnerabilities have left 95 per cent of Google Android phones open to an attack delivered by a simple multimedia text, a mobile security expert warned today. (...) All attackers would need to send out exploits would be mobile phone numbers, Drake noted. From there, they could send an exploit packaged in a Stagefright multimedia message (MMS), which would let them write code to the device and steal data from sections of the phone that can be reached with Stagefright’s permissions. That would allow for recording of audio and video, and snooping on photos stored in SD cards. Bluetooth would also be hackable via Stagefright.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1894 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The advisory illustrates:

The researcher noted that on some older devices, including the Samsung S4 and the LG Optimus Elite, the exploitable process runs with system-level privileges, providing wide access across the phone.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The article contains the following remark:

Google informed HTC of the issue and provided the necessary patches, which HTC began rolling into projects in early July. All projects going forward contain the required fix.
According to Ars Technica the Nexus 5 running 5.1.1 is still fully exploitable and the Nexus 6 is only partially patched.

Additional details are provided at blog.zimperium.com. Similar entries are available at 76820, 76821, 76822 and 76823.

Affected

  • Blackphone PrivatOS up to 1.1.6
  • CyanogenMod up to 12.0
  • Google Android up to 5.1.1

Not Affected

  • Blackphone PrivatOS 1.1.7
  • CyanogenMod 12.1
  • Google Android up to 2.1

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Stagefright: It Only Takes One Text To Hack 950 Million Android Phones
Researcher: Joshua Drake
Organization: Zimperium zLabs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3828 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033094 - Google Android MMS Media Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 51637 - Google Android 2.2 - 5.1.1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted MMS - CVE-2015-3828, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76052 - Google Stagefright Media Playback Engine Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 07/28/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/03/2022 22:55
Changes: 07/28/2015 17:00 (78), 08/03/2017 03:24 (13), 06/03/2022 22:55 (3)
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