Google Android Modem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Modem. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56188. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

there is a possible way to crash the modem due to a missing null check. This could lead to remote denial of service 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-2024-56188 since 12/18/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/10/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-56188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-56188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299100
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2025 23:27
Changes: 03/10/2025 23:27 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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