VDB-115842 · CVE-2017-0744 · BID 100210

Google Android NVIDIA Firmware access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component NVIDIA Firmware. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-0744. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component NVIDIA Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA firmware processing code. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34112726. References: N-CVE-2017-0744.

The bug was discovered 08/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2018 by Security Team with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0744 since 11/29/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 225 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 100210†). The entries VDB-105154, VDB-105155, VDB-105156 and VDB-105157 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
08/08/2017 +252 days 🔍
08/23/2017 +15 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +225 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2020 +656 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115842
SecurityFocus: 100210 - Google Android Drivers Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 04/06/2018 09:04
Updated: 01/22/2020 14:03
Changes: 04/06/2018 09:04 (61), 01/22/2020 14:03 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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