CVE-2011-1149 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local applications can bypass the Android sandbox and gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper restrictions on system property access via shared memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1149?
CVE-2011-1149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 21 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmgq-4v25-c6xw.