CVE-2011-1823

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-08. Federal remediation due 2022-09-29.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

41.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 98.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2011-06-09 10:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-22 00:05Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2011-04-20

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8fff7015d4f28cce1c2db54dbe77c0d9040b2a7736b16858aba9234e8e10c840

• android.git.kernel.orghttp://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/netd.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79b579c92afc08ab12c0a5788d61f2dd2934836fx_refsource_CONFIRM
• android.git.kernel.orghttp://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b620a0b1c7ae486e979826200e8e441605b0a5d6x_refsource_CONFIRM
• c-skills.blogspot.comhttp://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• androidcommunity.comhttp://androidcommunity.com/gingerbreak-root-for-gingerbread-app-20110421/x_refsource_MISC
• android.git.kernel.orghttp://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/vold.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352ex_refsource_CONFIRM
• xorl.wordpress.comhttp://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/android-vold-mpartminors-signedness-issue/x_refsource_MISC
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comandroid-vold-priv-escalation(67977)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67977vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.androidpolice.comhttp://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/03/google-patches-gingerbreak-exploit-but-dont-worry-we-still-have-root-for-now/x_refsource_MISC
• forum.xda-developers.comhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765x_refsource_MISC
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-1823government-resource