Google Android Bootloader os command injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Bootloader. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-9467. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Bootloader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Bootloader, there is a possible kernel command injection due to missing command sanitization. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-80316910

The weakness was published 11/13/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9467 since 02/28/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 11/15/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entry is available at VDB-145554. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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