VDB-101201 · CVE-2017-0632 · BID 98221

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Codec Application information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Sound Codec. The manipulation as part of Application leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0632. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm Sound Codec. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound codec driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-35392586. References: QC-CR#832915.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was released 05/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0632 since 11/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 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 $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98221†). Entries connected to this vulnerability 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.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-0632 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101201
SecurityFocus: 98221
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0632 - Linux - Kernel - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 05/13/2017 09:11
Updated: 09/26/2020 10:15
Changes: 05/13/2017 09:11 (61), 09/26/2020 10:15 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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