PT-2017-1399 · Google · Android

Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0526

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Kernel-3.10

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the HTC Sensor Hub Driver of the Android operating system. It may allow a remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel using a local malicious application. This issue is considered high severity because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Recommendations For Android version Kernel-3.10, consider restricting access to the HTC Sensor Hub Driver to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00539

CVE-2017-0526

Affected Products

Android

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0526 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0526 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00539 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0526 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0526 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0526 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96949 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note