Google Android Freetype access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Freetype. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-9675. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Freetype. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.

The weakness was shared 11/07/2016 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Security Team as Android Security Bulletin - November 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9675 since 02/07/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82509 (Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2015-502)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350200 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for freetype: ALAS-2015-502).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82509) and SecurityFocus (BID 72986†). The entries VDB-69067, VDB-69068, VDB-69069 and VDB-69071 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 82509
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2015-502)
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OpenVAS ID: 703188
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3188-1 (freetype - security update)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

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02/07/2015 🔍
02/08/2015 +1 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +29 days 🔍
04/02/2015 +24 days 🔍
11/07/2016 +585 days 🔍
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11/09/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +2151 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - November 2016
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93489

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SecurityFocus: 72986 - FreeType Versions Prior to 2.5.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 11/09/2016 14:43
Updated: 09/30/2022 14:58
Changes: 11/09/2016 14:43 (69), 05/28/2019 09:36 (5), 09/30/2022 14:58 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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