PT-2017-1462 · Google · Android

Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2017-07-17 · CVE-2017-0455

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Kernel-3.18

Description The issue is related to a lack of protection for service data in the Qualcomm bootloader of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This problem is considered high because it represents a general bypass for a bootloader level defense in depth or exploit mitigation technology.

Recommendations For Android version Kernel-3.18, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00602

CVE-2017-0455

Affected Products

Android

References · 12

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0455 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=2c00928b4884fdb0b1661bcc530d7e68c9561a2f · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0455 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0455 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00602 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0455 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0455 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96812 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note