VDB-101179 · CVE-2017-0610 · BID 98255

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. This manipulation as part of Application causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0610. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

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 Sound 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 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-35399404. References: QC-CR#1094852.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was shared 05/12/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0610 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 $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.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 98255†). The entries VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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-2017-0610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101179
SecurityFocus: 98255
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0610 - 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 09:12
Changes: 05/13/2017 09:05 (61), 09/26/2020 09:12 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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