Google Android up to 4.2 Device Administrator Privileges Registration denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android up to 4.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Device Administrator Privileges Registration Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Android up to 4.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Device Administrator Privileges Registration Handler. 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.

The weakness was shared 06/06/2013 as not defined blog post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securelist.com. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/19/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (94187†). Further details are available at thehackernews.com. The entry VDB-9143 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.1
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.2

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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