VDB-97639 · CVE-2017-0338 · BID 96723

Google Android NVIDIA GPU Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NVIDIA GPU Driver. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0338. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component NVIDIA GPU Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33057977. References: N-CVE-2017-0338.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was shared 03/08/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0338 since 11/23/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. 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 04/13/2025). 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 1 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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 96723†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037968†). The entries VDB-97632, VDB-97633, VDB-97634 and VDB-97635 are related to this item. 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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11/23/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97639
SecurityFocus: 96723 - Google Android NVIDIA GPU Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0338 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037968

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

Created: 03/08/2017 11:02
Updated: 04/13/2025 10:54
Changes: 03/08/2017 11:02 (60), 09/04/2020 18:24 (5), 04/13/2025 10:54 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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