CVE-2011-1352 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm7f-v33r-q3v9.