Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2011-1352

 

Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2011-1352

Published: February 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43102
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1352
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The PowerVR SGX driver in Android before 2.3.6 allows attackers to gain root privileges via an application that triggers kernel memory corruption using crafted user data to the pvrsrvkm device.


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2011-1352

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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