VDB-97709 · CVE-2017-0531 · BID 96743

Google Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0531. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32877245. References: QC-CR#1087469.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was shared 03/08/2017 by Guang Gong (derrek) with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0531 since 11/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k 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.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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 $5k-$25k.

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 96743†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037968†). The entries VDB-94929, VDB-94930, VDB-94931 and VDB-94932 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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11/29/2016 🔍
03/06/2017 +97 days 🔍
03/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
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02/22/2025 +2908 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Researcher: Guang Gong (derrek)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97709
SecurityFocus: 96743 - Google Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0531 - Linux - Kernel - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037968

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

Created: 03/08/2017 13:24
Updated: 02/22/2025 20:35
Changes: 03/08/2017 13:24 (67), 09/05/2020 14:44 (1), 02/22/2025 20:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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