VDB-99402 · CVE-2017-0563 · BID 97342

Google Android HTC Touchscreen Driver Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTC Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation as part of Application results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-0563. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTC Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen 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-3.10. Android ID: A-32089409.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0563 since 11/29/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/27/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 97342†). Further details are available at seclists.org. The entries VDB-99354, VDB-99375, VDB-99376 and VDB-99383 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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 🔍
04/03/2017 +125 days 🔍
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04/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/27/2022 +2059 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99402
SecurityFocus: 97342 - Google Android HTC Touchscreen Driver CVE-2017-0563 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0563 - Google - Android - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038201

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

Created: 04/08/2017 09:45
Updated: 11/27/2022 12:03
Changes: 04/08/2017 09:45 (66), 11/27/2022 12:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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