VDB-109496 · CVE-2017-0842 · BID 101718

Google Android up to 8.0 Bluetooth access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android up to 8.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Bluetooth. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0842. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android up to 8.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Bluetooth. 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 Android system (bluetooth). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-37502513.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2017. The weakness was released 11/16/2017 by Alibaba (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0842 since 11/29/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. 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 8 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 101718†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109408, VDB-109485, VDB-109486 and VDB-109487. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
11/06/2017 +342 days 🔍
11/08/2017 +2 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/24/2021 +1164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Jose Martinez, Peng Xiao (Alibaba)
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-0842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109496
SecurityFocus: 101718 - Google Android System Component Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 11/17/2017 08:00
Updated: 01/24/2021 09:10
Changes: 11/17/2017 08:00 (63), 12/07/2019 10:47 (4), 01/24/2021 09:10 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:0EA:103

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