CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0387

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Mediaserver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities that are not normally accessible to third-party applications.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential for malicious software to gain access to critical system resources, which could lead to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-32660278.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS