Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Android OS Could Allow for Remote Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Google Android operating system (OS), the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Android is an operating system developed by Google for mobile devices, including, but not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and watches. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for remote code execution within the context of a privileged process. Depending on the privileges associated with this application, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. If this application has been configured to have fewer user rights on the system, exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could have less impact than if it was configured with administrative rights.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Android OS, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution within the context of a privileged process. Details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:

• Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in Media Framework (CVE-2017-13228, CVE-2017-13230).
• An information disclosure vulnerability in Media Framework (CVE-2017-13232).
• An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Media Framework (CVE-2017-13231).
• Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Media Framework (CVE-2017-13230, CVE-2017-13233, CVE-2017-13234).
• An elevation of privilege vulnerability in System (CVE-2017-13236).
• An information disclosure vulnerability in HTC components (CVE-2017-13238).
• An elevation of privilege vulnerability in HTC components (CVE-2017-13247).
• Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in Kernel components (CVE-2017-15265, CVE-2015-9016, CVE-2017-17770).
• Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in NVIDIA components (CVE-2017-6279, CVE-2017-6258).
• Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in Qualcomm components (CVE-2017-15817, CVE-2017-17760).
• Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in Qualcomm components (CVE-2017-11041, CVE-2017-17767, CVE-2017-17765, CVE-2017-17762, CVE-2017-14884, CVE-2017-15829, CVE-2017-15820, CVE-2017-17764, CVE-2017-17761).
• A vulnerability in the Qualcomm closed-source components (CVE-2017-14910).

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for remote code execution in the context of a privileged process. These vulnerabilities could be exploited through multiple methods such as email, web browsing, and MMS when processing media files. Depending on the privileges associated with the application, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. If this application has been configured to have fewer user rights on the system, exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could have less impact than if it was configured with administrative rights.

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