CVE-2017-0463

High

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

Summary

CVE-2017-0463 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm networking 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

The risk to the organization is that malicious software could gain access to critical system resources, potentially leading 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 and to monitor applications running with elevated privileges.

Other vulnerabilities in Sterownik sieciowy Qualcomm w systemie Android (Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18)

CVE-2017-0460High
CVE-2017-0460 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm networking 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.

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm networking 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-33277611. References: QC-CR#1101792.