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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3918. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Zygote process in Android 4.0.3 and earlier accepts fork requests from processes with arbitrary UIDs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot loop) via a crafted application.

The weakness was shared 10/07/2012 as tps://c (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3918 since 10/01/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Luca Verderame and been published 2 years after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79578), Exploit-DB (28957), SecurityFocus (BID 63000†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47746†). The entries VDB-58199, VDB-62874, VDB-66066 and VDB-66065 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

• Google

Name

• Android

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 2.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 3.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.6
• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Luca Verderame
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2011 🔍
01/27/2012 +118 days 🔍
01/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2012 +254 days 🔍
10/07/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2013 +372 days 🔍
10/14/2013 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2014 +434 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +92 days 🔍
06/06/2024 +3362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: tps://c
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-3918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62579
X-Force: 79578
SecurityFocus: 63000 - Google Android Zygote Process Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47746 - Google Android <=4.0.3 Zygote Process Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Application, High

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/06/2024 14:47
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 06/16/2017 04:23 (11), 06/06/2024 14:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:128:103

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