CVE-2017-0457

High

Published: 08/03/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0457 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm ADSPRPC 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 system takeover, posing a serious risk to data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

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

Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm ADSPRPC driver

CVE-2017-0465High
A vulnerability in the Qualcomm ADSPRPC driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. It requires first compromising a privileged process.

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm ADSPRPC 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, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31695439. References: QC-CR#1086123, QC-CR#1100695.