CVE-2011-1352 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the PowerVR SGX driver to gain root privileges on Android devices.

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-2011-1352?

CVE-2011-1352 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The PowerVR SGX driver in Android before 2.3.6 allows attackers to gain root privileges via an application that triggers kernel memory corruption using crafted user data to the pvrsrvkm device.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1352?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-1352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-gm7f-v33r-q3v9.

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