System-level code execution via unchecked modem writes
Published Oct 11, 2023 · Updated Sep 18, 2024
Out-of-bounds writes in Android's Exynos Modem component allow remote authenticated users to execute code with System privileges. Several undisclosed modem-file functions write beyond buffer bounds because they omit bounds checks on untrusted input. Exploitation requires System privileges but no user interaction; Google has not disclosed the triggering input or affected Exynos hardware.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds writes in Android's Exynos Modem component allow remote authenticated users to execute code with System privileges. Several undisclosed modem-file functions write beyond buffer bounds because they omit bounds checks on untrusted input. Exploitation requires System privileges but no user interaction; Google has not disclosed the triggering input or affected Exynos hardware.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-35649
- Published
- Oct 11, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2024
- Vendor
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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