Google Android Permission Check NotificationManagerService.java Notification authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android. Affected is an unknown function of the file NotificationManagerService.java of the component Permission Check. The manipulation as part of Notification leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-0084. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file NotificationManagerService.java of the component Permission Check. The manipulation as part of a Notification leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In several functions of NotificationManagerService.java, there are missing permission checks. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by creating fake system notifications with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-143339775

The weakness was released 03/10/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-0084 since 10/17/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-151273, VDB-151272, VDB-151270 and VDB-151269. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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