Google Android System Message permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. This affects an unknown function of the component System Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-21260. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component System Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In notification access permission dialog box, malicious application can embedded a very long service label that overflow the original user prompt and possibly contains mis-leading information to be appeared as a system message for user confirmation.

The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-21260 since 11/03/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 08/02/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/03/2022 🔍
07/13/2023 +251 days 🔍
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08/02/2023 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233967
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2023 09:16
Updated: 08/02/2023 15:29
Changes: 07/13/2023 09:16 (40), 08/02/2023 15:29 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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