PT-2017-1807 · Google · Android

Published 2017-04-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0579

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, Kernel-3.18

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Qualcomm video driver of the Android operating system. It allows 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 serious as it requires compromising a privileged process first.

Recommendations For versions Kernel-3.10 and Kernel-3.18, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as referenced by Android ID: A-34125463. 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:2017-00963

CVE-2017-0579

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0579 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00963 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0579 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97339 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038201 · Note