CVE-2023-40111
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.001 · 1 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
In setMediaButtonReceiver of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to send a pending intent on behalf of system_server due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
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affected products (7)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2841Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichenDeutsch2023-11-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2842Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-11-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.
- ASB-A-2720248372023-11-01vendor · osvUS
In setMediaButtonReceiver of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to send a pending intent on behalf of system_server due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
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references (10)
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- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55d3d57cbffc838c52d610af14a056dea87b422ecnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-40111/cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-11-01Patchcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Google-Android-Pixel-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-November-2023-42791cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.6462cnnvd
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55d3d57cbffc838c52d610af14a056dea87b422eenisa_euvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01enisa_euvd
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