7.0
HIGH
CVE-2017-0437
Qualcomm Android Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi 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-32402310. References: QC-CR#1092497.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:02 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-0437 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-0437 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-0437.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96047 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96047 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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knd06/linux-kernel-exploitation

None

Updated: 3 months ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.
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thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.
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flankersky/android_wifi_pocs

some pocs for android wifi driver

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
9 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : May 31, 2017, 5:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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xairy/linux-kernel-exploitation

A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

linux-kernel kernel-exploitation exploit privilege-escalation security

Updated: 1 day, 12 hours ago
5639 stars 911 fork 911 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 239 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-0437 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0437 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-120
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96047 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96047 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96047 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-0437 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-0437 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.39322

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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