CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0480

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Audioserver allows 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 that are not normally accessible to third-party applications.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized 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.

Other vulnerabilities in Audioserver

See all
Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Audioserver 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: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32705429.

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