Google Android Biometric improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Biometric. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-53840. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Biometric. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on 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 shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-53840 since 11/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 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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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-2024-53840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290112
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2025 06:00
Updated: 01/04/2025 06:26
Changes: 01/03/2025 06:00 (55), 01/03/2025 14:45 (1), 01/04/2025 06:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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