VDB-105588 · CVE-2017-8261 · BID 99465

Google Android Camera Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component Camera Driver. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8261. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Camera Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in a camera driver ioctl, a kernel overwrite can potentially occur.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was presented 08/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8261 since 04/25/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/09/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 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 99465†). See VDB-101214, VDB-103224, VDB-103225 and VDB-103226 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
07/05/2017 +71 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2017 +43 days 🔍
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08/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/09/2021 +1239 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Yonggang Guo, Gengjia Chen, Jianqiang Zhao, pjf
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105588
SecurityFocus: 99465

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

Created: 08/19/2017 09:00
Updated: 01/09/2021 18:39
Changes: 08/19/2017 09:00 (54), 11/09/2019 08:19 (8), 01/09/2021 18:39 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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