VDB-102323 · CVE-2015-9031 · BID 98874

Google Android HDCP Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HDCP. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-9031. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the component HDCP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). 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 all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a TZ memory address is exposed to HLOS by HDCP.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was presented 06/13/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-9031 since 04/18/2017. 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 12 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 98874†). See VDB-102302, VDB-102303, VDB-102304 and VDB-102305 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: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
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

04/18/2017 🔍
06/01/2017 +44 days 🔍
06/05/2017 +4 days 🔍
06/13/2017 +8 days 🔍
06/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/27/2020 +1292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-9031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102323
SecurityFocus: 98874 - Qualcomm Closed-Source Components Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038623

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

Created: 06/14/2017 05:38
Updated: 12/27/2020 11:56
Changes: 06/14/2017 05:38 (63), 10/16/2019 17:41 (4), 12/27/2020 11:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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