VDB-101413 · CVE-2015-8999 · BID 97329

Google Android TrustZone ELF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TrustZone. This manipulation as part of ELF File causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-8999. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component TrustZone. The manipulation as part of a ELF File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In TrustZone a buffer overflow vulnerability can potentially occur in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel while loading an ELF file.

The bug was discovered 04/01/2017. The weakness was presented 05/16/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8999 since 03/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/24/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 45 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97329†). See VDB-99354, VDB-99375, VDB-99376 and VDB-99383 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/01/2017 🔍
04/01/2017 +31 days 🔍
04/03/2017 +2 days 🔍
05/16/2017 +43 days 🔍
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05/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/24/2020 +1317 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101413
SecurityFocus: 97329 - Google Android Qualcomm components Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8999 - Google - Android - High
SecurityTracker: 1038201

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

Created: 05/17/2017 08:00
Updated: 12/24/2020 14:49
Changes: 05/17/2017 08:00 (67), 12/24/2020 14:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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