VDB-97643 · CVE-2017-0456 · BID 96947

Google Android Qualcomm IPA Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm IPA Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-0456. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Qualcomm IPA Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm IPA driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33106520. References: QC-CR#1099598.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was presented 03/08/2017 by Di Shen with Tencent (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0456 since 11/29/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. 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 02/22/2025). 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 96947†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037968†). See VDB-94929, VDB-94930, VDB-94931 and VDB-94932 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Di Shen
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97643
SecurityFocus: 96947 - Google Android Qualcomm IPA Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0456 - 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 11:04
Updated: 02/22/2025 20:27
Changes: 03/08/2017 11:04 (60), 09/04/2020 18:48 (7), 02/22/2025 20:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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