VDB-115711 · CVE-2015-9011 · BID 98874

Google Android Qualcomm access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android. This affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-9011. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36714882.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2017. The weakness was released 04/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-9011 since 03/28/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 303 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 98874†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102302, VDB-102303, VDB-102304 and VDB-102305. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/28/2017 🔍
06/05/2017 +69 days 🔍
06/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +303 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2021 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-9011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115711
SecurityFocus: 98874 - Qualcomm Closed-Source Components Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038623

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

Created: 04/05/2018 08:54
Updated: 02/08/2021 13:02
Changes: 04/05/2018 08:54 (61), 01/21/2020 15:16 (4), 02/08/2021 13:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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