VDB-97703 · CVE-2017-0524 · BID 96808

Google Android Synaptics Touchscreen Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Synaptics Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-0524. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Synaptics Touchscreen 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 Synaptics touchscreen 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-33002026.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was presented 03/08/2017 with Qihoo 360 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0524 since 11/29/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is needed 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 04/08/2025). 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 96808†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037968†). See VDB-94929, VDB-94930, VDB-94931 and VDB-94932 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
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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
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97703
SecurityFocus: 96808 - Google Android Synaptics Touchscreen Driver CVE-2017-0524 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0524 - 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 11:22
Updated: 04/08/2025 16:56
Changes: 03/08/2017 11:22 (61), 09/05/2020 13:04 (6), 04/08/2025 16:56 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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