Google Android up to 6.0.1 Mediaserver access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 4.4.4/5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Mediaserver. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-0644. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Android 4.4.4/5.0.2/5.1.1/6.0/6.0.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Mediaserver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High severity due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1. Android ID: A-35472997.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2017. The weakness was presented 06/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0644 since 11/29/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/28/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98868†). 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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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• 4.4.4
• 5.0.2
• 5.1.1
• 6.0
• 6.0.1

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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