VDB-99415 · CVE-2017-0576 · BID 97395

Google Android Qualcomm Crypto Engine Driver Application access control

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7.4	$25k-$100k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Crypto Engine Driver. The manipulation as part of a Application 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:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm crypto engine driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33544431. References: QC-CR#1103089.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2017. The weakness was published 04/07/2017 by derrek (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0576 since 11/29/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single 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 11/27/2022). 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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97395†). Similar entries are available at VDB-99354, VDB-99375, VDB-99376 and VDB-99383.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
04/03/2017 +125 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +4 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/27/2022 +2059 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 0dd1a733e60cf5239c0a185d4219ba2ef1118a8b
Researcher: derrek
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-0576 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 97395 - Google Android Qualcomm Crypto Engine Driver CVE-2017-0576 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0576 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038201

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2017 10:17 AM
Updated: 11/27/2022 01:34 PM
Changes: 04/08/2017 10:17 AM (65), 08/27/2020 11:04 AM (1), 11/27/2022 01:34 PM (5)
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