VDB-101999 · CVE-2014-9947 · BID 98248

Google Android TrustZone information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component TrustZone. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9947. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component TrustZone. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

In TrustZone in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an Information Exposure vulnerability could potentially exist.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was shared 06/06/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9947 since 03/28/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 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 98248†). The entries VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/28/2017 🔍
05/01/2017 +34 days 🔍
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06/06/2017 +36 days 🔍
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06/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/14/2019 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101999
SecurityFocus: 98248 - Google Android Qualcomm Components CVE-2014-9947 Unspecified Security Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/07/2017 08:30
Updated: 10/14/2019 06:26
Changes: 06/07/2017 08:30 (61), 10/14/2019 06:26 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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