VDB-101185 · CVE-2017-0616 · BID 98189

Google Android MediaTek System Management Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MediaTek System Management. This manipulation as part of Application causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-0616. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component MediaTek System Management. 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 MediaTek system management interrupt 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: N/A. Android ID: A-34470286. References: M-ALPS03149160.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was published 05/12/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0616 since 11/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 98189†). Similar entries are available at VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
05/01/2017 +153 days 🔍
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05/12/2017 +11 days 🔍
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05/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/23/2020 +1320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Gengjia Chen (@chengjia4574), pjf
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101185
SecurityFocus: 98189
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0616 - Google - Android - High

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

Created: 05/13/2017 09:07
Updated: 12/23/2020 13:06
Changes: 05/13/2017 09:07 (61), 09/26/2020 09:25 (6), 12/23/2020 13:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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