Is CVE-2011-1823 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2011-1823 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 September 2022. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2011-1823?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 8 September 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

Google Android 2.x before 2.3.4, 3.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2011-1823?

A patch was published on 2011-05-03: Google patches GingerBreak exploit Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2011-1823 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

Am I affected by CVE-2011-1823?

Check whether you run Android OS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2011-1823: Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2011-1823 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-09-08

The vold volume manager daemon in Android trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from a signedness error in the DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded method where a negative index bypasses a maximum-only integer check, leading to memory corruption.

Vendors: Android.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2011-1823 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2011-1823 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 September 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2011-1823?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 8 September 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: Google Android 2.x before 2.3.4, 3.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2011-1823?: A patch was published on 2011-05-03: Google patches GingerBreak exploit Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2011-1823 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2011-1823?: Check whether you run Android OS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

Google Android 2.x before 2.3.4, 3.0

Timeline

2011-04-21: exploited: GingerBreak exploit released
2011-05-03: patched: Google patches GingerBreak exploit
2022-09-08: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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