VDB-102003 · CVE-2014-9951 · BID 98252

Google Android TrustZone information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TrustZone. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9951. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component TrustZone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was presented 06/06/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9951 since 03/28/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 98252†). See VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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-2014-9951 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102003
SecurityFocus: 98252 - Google Android Qualcomm Components CVE-2014-9951 Unspecified Security Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/07/2017 08:31
Updated: 10/14/2019 06:47
Changes: 06/07/2017 08:31 (61), 10/14/2019 06:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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