Google Android HTC Partition Table Updater memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTC Partition Table Updater. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-11072. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component HTC Partition Table Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while calculating CRC for GPT header fields with partition entries greater than 16384 buffer overflow occurs.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/02/2018 as Pixel?/?Nexus Security Bulletin - January 2018 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11072 since 07/07/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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07/07/2017 🔍
01/02/2018 +179 days 🔍
01/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/05/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/11/2018 +6 days 🔍
01/16/2018 +5 days 🔍
12/21/2019 +704 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Pixel?/?Nexus Security Bulletin - January 2018
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111667
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2018 10:26
Updated: 12/21/2019 17:13
Changes: 01/11/2018 10:26 (61), 12/21/2019 17:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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