CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0553

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in libnl allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. It requires compromising a privileged process first, which mitigates the risk.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential for local applications to execute malicious code, which could lead to data loss or device takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32342065. NOTE: this issue also exists in the upstream libnl before 3.3.0 library.

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