PT-2017-2088 · Google · Android

Published 2017-02-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0427

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-3.10 through Kernel-3.18

Description An elevation of privilege issue in the kernel file system could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device.

Recommendations For Android versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18, 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:2017-01255

CVE-2017-0427

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01255 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0427 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0427 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0427 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0427 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0427 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96071 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037798 · Note