Google Android Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Google Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-40142. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In TBD of TBD, there is a possible way to bypass carrier restrictions due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The weakness was published 10/12/2023. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40142 since 08/09/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/31/2023). 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.

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CPE 2.3info

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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
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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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

08/09/2023 🔍
10/12/2023 +64 days 🔍
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10/31/2023 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40142 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40142
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242000
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2023 09:14
Updated: 10/31/2023 11:32
Changes: 10/12/2023 09:14 (37), 10/31/2023 11:32 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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