Google Android Motorola Bootloader access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Motorola Bootloader. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-0829. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Motorola Bootloader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-62345044.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2017. The weakness was presented 10/04/2017 as A-62345044 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0829 since 11/29/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 11/21/2019). 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-98332, VDB-107387, VDB-107403 and VDB-107404 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
10/01/2017 +306 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +2 days 🔍
10/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
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11/21/2019 +778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-62345044
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107408
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2017 10:26
Updated: 11/21/2019 16:05
Changes: 10/04/2017 10:26 (60), 11/21/2019 16:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EA4:103

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