Google Android on Snapdragon Communication API use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Snapdragon. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Communication API. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-11011. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Snapdragon (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Communication API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 835, a Use After Free condition can occur in a communication API.
The bug was discovered 04/04/2018. The weakness was presented 04/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11011 since 07/07/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 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 103671†). See VDB-83180, VDB-105483, VDB-105484 and VDB-105488 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB 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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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/07/2017 🔍04/04/2018 🔍
04/05/2018 🔍
04/11/2018 🔍
04/11/2018 🔍
04/12/2018 🔍
01/24/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116053
SecurityFocus: 103671 - Google Android Multiple Qualcomm Components Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 04/12/2018 09:35Updated: 01/24/2020 08:44
Changes: 04/12/2018 09:35 (62), 01/24/2020 08:44 (4)
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