CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0516

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0516 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm input hardware 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 involves the potential execution of malicious code in the kernel, which could lead to complete control over the device. The high risk associated with compromising privileged processes may result in serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and restricting access to applications with administrative privileges is advised.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm input hardware 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-32341680. References: QC-CR#1096301.

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