CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0522

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0522 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the potential for local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization is that local malicious applications could gain access to privileged processes, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system and monitor installed applications on devices to detect potential threats.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.

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