CVE-2017-13209

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-13209
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-12 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the ServiceManager::add function in the hardware service manager, there is an insecure permissions check based on the PID of the caller which could allow an application or service to replace a HAL service with its own service. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege enabling code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68217907.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android 8.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 8.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 8.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 8.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Google Android Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Android - Hardware Service Manager Arbitrary Service Replacement due to getpidcon - Android dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Android Security Bulletin—January 2018  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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