VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1149

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-04-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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