PT-2017-2294 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2017-07-08 · CVE-2014-9962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to a fixed version

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Android operating system, allowing a remote attacker to bypass certificate validation. A vulnerability is present in the parsing of a DRM provisioning command in Android releases using the Linux kernel.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to the fixed version, apply the necessary security updates to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive operations that rely on certificate validation until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01492

CVE-2014-9962

Affected Products

Android

Linux Kernel

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01492 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9962 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038623 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98874 · Note