PT-2017-1882 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2017-04-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0572

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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver, which is associated with insufficient access control. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel using a special application. The vulnerability requires compromising a privileged process and is rated as High.

Recommendations For Android version Kernel-3.10, consider restricting access to the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the vulnerable Wi-Fi driver functionality may help mitigate the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01042

CVE-2017-0572

Affected Products

Android

Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01042 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0572 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0572 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0572 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0572 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0572 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97331 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038201 · Note