CVE-2011-1149
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.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- google:android
References
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c98a285075f26e2b17a5baa2cb3eb6356a75597e
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25b15be9120bcdaa0aba622c67ad2c835d9e91ca
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/01/adb-trickery-again.html
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
- http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss/browse_thread/thread/15f97658c88d6827/e86db04652651971?show_docid=e86db04652651971