Exploit:Android/GingerBreak

Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

Exploit

Platform :

Android

Aliases :

GingerBreak, Exploit:AndroidOS/GingerBreak, Exploit:AndroidOS/CVE-2011-1823, Android.Exploit.GingerBreak, Linux/Exploit-Lotoor, Exploit.Linux.Lotoor

Summary

Exploit:Android/GingerBreak is a piece of code that exploits a vulnerability (CVE-2011-1823) in Android operating systems before version 2.3.4 to gain root privileges on the affected device.

Removal

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  • Check for the latest database updates

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Technical Details

Exploit:Android/GingerBreak is a rooting exploit that can be used on Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) devices to escalate privileges on the system. Based on the author's own description of the exploit and examination of its binary, it may also work on Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 3.0 (Honeycomb) devices. This exploit may be willingly used by the device's own user to gain root privileges on the device; or silently used by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the device.

GingerBreak is known to have first been used in Trojan:Android/GinMaster (also known as GingerMaster).

The vulnerability targeted by the GingerBreak exploit was patched in the 2.3.4 update for the Android operating system.