CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0415

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0415 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mediaserver that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue affects Android versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, and 7.1.1.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow malicious applications to gain access to elevated capabilities, posing a risk to data and system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate the risks 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: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32706020.

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