Google Android up to 15 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Android 12/12L/13/14/15. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-49740. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 12/12L/13/14/15 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In multiple locations, there is a possible crash loop due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at android.googlesource.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-49740 since 10/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0477). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Android

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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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

10/18/2024 CVE reserved
08/27/2025 +313 days Advisory disclosed
08/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/06/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: android.googlesource.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-49740 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321521
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0477 - Android Patchday März 2025: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2025 06:59
Updated: 09/06/2025 01:24
Changes: 08/27/2025 06:59 (55), 08/27/2025 16:25 (1), 09/06/2025 01:24 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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