VDB-96711 · CVE-2017-0449 · BID 96110

Google Android Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-0449. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver. 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:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31707909. References: B-RB#32094.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2017. The weakness was released 02/08/2017 by Seven Shen with Trend Micro (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0449 since 11/29/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96110†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96659, VDB-96660, VDB-96661 and VDB-96662. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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11/29/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Seven Shen
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96711
SecurityFocus: 96110 - Google Nexus Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver CVE-2017-0449 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0449 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037798

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

Created: 02/08/2017 21:10
Updated: 11/12/2022 10:28
Changes: 02/08/2017 21:10 (60), 08/14/2020 10:01 (8), 11/12/2022 10:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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