Google Android Qualcomm _mdss_fb_copy_destscaler_data Variable use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _mdss_fb_copy_destscaler_data of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation as part of Variable leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7364. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). This issue affects the function _mdss_fb_copy_destscaler_data of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation as part of a Variable leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in function __mdss_fb_copy_destscaler_data(), variable ds_data[i].scale may still point to a user-provided address (which could point to arbitrary kernel address), so on an error condition, this user-provided address will be freed (arbitrary free), and continued operation could result in use after free condition.
The bug was discovered 06/05/2017. The weakness was released 08/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7364 since 03/31/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 74 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102302, VDB-102303, VDB-102304 and VDB-102305. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/31/2017 🔍06/05/2017 🔍
08/18/2017 🔍
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08/19/2017 🔍
01/09/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105581
SecurityTracker: 1038623
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 08/19/2017 08:59Updated: 01/09/2021 18:23
Changes: 08/19/2017 08:59 (55), 11/09/2019 07:30 (8), 01/09/2021 18:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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