VDB-103267 · CVE-2017-0708 · BID 99474

Google Android HTC Sound Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTC Sound Driver. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-0708. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component HTC Sound Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A information disclosure vulnerability in the HTC sound driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-35384879.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2017 with Tencent (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0708 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 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 1 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 99474†). The entries VDB-101214, VDB-103224, VDB-103225 and VDB-103226 are pretty similar. 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

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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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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
07/05/2017 +218 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2020 +1273 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Xiling Gong
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-0708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103267
SecurityFocus: 99474 - Google Android HTC Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 07/07/2017 09:21
Updated: 12/31/2020 09:09
Changes: 07/07/2017 09:21 (61), 10/23/2019 18:57 (5), 12/31/2020 09:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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