PT-2017-1407 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0518

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 prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver. This could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. The vulnerability is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to the fixed version, consider restricting access to the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00547

CVE-2017-0518

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor Driver

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00547 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0518 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0518 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96950 · Note