VDB-97687 · CVE-2017-0503 · BID 96726

Google Android MediaTek access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MediaTek Component. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-0503. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component MediaTek Component. 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 MediaTek components, including the M4U driver, sound driver, touchscreen driver, GPU driver, and Command Queue 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: N/A. Android ID: A-28449045. References: M-ALPS02710075.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0503 since 11/29/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required 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 09/05/2020). 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96726†). The entries VDB-94929, VDB-94930, VDB-94931 and VDB-94932 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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

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Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
03/06/2017 +97 days 🔍
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09/05/2020 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97687
SecurityFocus: 96726 - Google Android MediaTek Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0503 - Google - Android - High

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

Created: 03/08/2017 11:17
Updated: 09/05/2020 11:31
Changes: 03/08/2017 11:17 (61), 09/05/2020 11:31 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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