CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0444

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0444 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Realtek sound driver that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it requires compromising a privileged process first.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to complete control over the system by malicious software, posing a serious risk to data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability and to monitor applications running with administrator privileges.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Realtek sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-32705232.

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