CVE-2011-1149 | BDVDB-2026-45901 Detail
Description#
Android before 2.3 does not properly restrict access to the system property space, which allows local applications to bypass the application sandbox and gain privileges, as demonstrated by psneuter and KillingInTheNameOf, related to the use of Android shared memory (ashmem) and ASHMEM_SET_PROT_MASK.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25b15be9120bcdaa0aba622c67ad2c835d9e91ca
- http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss/browse_thread/thread/15f97658c88d6827/e86db04652651971?show_docid=e86db04652651971
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c98a285075f26e2b17a5baa2cb3eb6356a75597e
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/01/adb-trickery-again.html
- https://github.com/tmzt/g2root-kmod/tree/scotty2/scotty2
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.