Google Android Thermal Driver out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Thermal Driver. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6274. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Thermal Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the Thermal Driver, where a missing bounds checks in the thermal throttle driver can cause an out-of-bounds write in the kernel. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-34705801. References: N-CVE-2017-6274.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2017. The weakness was shared 11/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6274 since 02/23/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-99310, VDB-109410, VDB-109516 and VDB-130874 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/23/2017 🔍
11/08/2017 +258 days 🔍
11/14/2017 +6 days 🔍
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11/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2019 +751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109409
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 11:21
Updated: 12/06/2019 15:29
Changes: 11/15/2017 11:21 (60), 12/06/2019 15:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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