PT-2017-2073 · Google · Android

Published 2017-02-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0443

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 through Kernel-3.18

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel by exploiting a local malicious application. This problem is considered high severity because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Recommendations For Android versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as referenced by Android ID: A-32877494. 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:2017-01240

CVE-2017-0443

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0443 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0443 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01240 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037798 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96047 · Note
• https://codeaurora.org/out-bounds-write-wlan-driver-function-wlanhddcfg80211setextroamparams-cve-2017-0443 · Note