CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0434

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0434 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the touchscreen chipset. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential for a local user to execute malicious code, which could lead to data loss or device takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability and to monitor installed applications on devices.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the touchscreen chipset. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33001936.

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