VDB-105594 · CVE-2017-8268 · BID 99465

Google Android Qualcomm Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Driver. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-8268. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. 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, the camera application can possibly request frame/command buffer processing with invalid values leading to the driver performing a heap buffer over-read.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was shared 08/18/2017 by Di Shen with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8268 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2019). 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 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†). The entries VDB-101214, VDB-103224, VDB-103225 and VDB-103226 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
07/05/2017 +71 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2017 +43 days 🔍
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08/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/09/2019 +812 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Di Shen
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105594
SecurityFocus: 99465 - Google Android Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 08/19/2017 09:01
Updated: 11/09/2019 08:39
Changes: 08/19/2017 09:01 (55), 11/09/2019 08:39 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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