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
Published Apr 21, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 22.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 23.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 61.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 59.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c98a285075f26e2b17a5baa2cb3eb6356a75597e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25b15be9120bcdaa0aba622c67ad2c835d9e91ca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/01/adb-trickery-again.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss/browse_thread/thread/15f97658c88d6827/e86db04652651971?show_docid=e86db04652651971 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tmzt/g2root-kmod/tree/scotty2/scotty2 x_refsource_MISCPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c98a285075f26e2b17a5baa2cb3eb6356a75597e | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25b15be9120bcdaa0aba622c67ad2c835d9e91ca | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/01/adb-trickery-again.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss/browse_thread/thread/15f97658c88d6827/e86db04652651971?show_docid=e86db04652651971 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/tmzt/g2root-kmod/tree/scotty2/scotty2 | x_refsource_MISCPatch |
Change history (0)
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