VDB-101178 · CVE-2017-0609 · BID 98174

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. The manipulation as part of Application results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-0609. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound 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-35399801. References: QC-CR#1090482.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was presented 05/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0609 since 11/29/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98174†). See VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
05/01/2017 +153 days 🔍
05/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/12/2017 +11 days 🔍
05/12/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/26/2020 +1232 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101178
SecurityFocus: 98174
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0609 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue

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

Created: 05/13/2017 09:05
Updated: 09/26/2020 09:09
Changes: 05/13/2017 09:05 (61), 09/26/2020 09:09 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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