Google Android 10.0 URI.java privileges management

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Android 10.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file URI.java. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-0166. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 10.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file URI.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In multiple functions of URI.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to missing validation in the parceling of URI information. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-124526860

The weakness was shared 06/11/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-0166 since 10/17/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/12/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-156588, VDB-156587, VDB-156586 and VDB-156585 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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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• 10.0

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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