Google Android Biometric improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Biometric. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-53835. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Biometric. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

there is a possible biometric bypass due to an unusual root cause. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-53835 since 11/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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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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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Google_Devices): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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

11/22/2024 🔍
01/03/2025 +42 days 🔍
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01/04/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-53835 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53835
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290110
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2025 05:58
Updated: 01/04/2025 06:26
Changes: 01/03/2025 05:58 (55), 01/03/2025 14:28 (1), 01/04/2025 06:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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