Google Android out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-18159. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve 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. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, while processing a StrHwPlatform with length smaller than EFICHIPINFO_MAX_ID_LENGTH, an array out of bounds access may occur.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2018. The weakness was shared 07/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-18159 since 02/05/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-120503, VDB-120515, VDB-120522 and VDB-120523 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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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

02/05/2018 🔍
06/01/2018 +116 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +34 days 🔍
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07/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2020 +599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-18159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120504
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2018 09:11
Updated: 02/26/2020 11:00
Changes: 07/07/2018 09:11 (58), 02/26/2020 11:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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