CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0583

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0583 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm CP access driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and due to specific details of the vulnerability that limit its impact.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential for arbitrary code execution in the kernel, which could lead to serious security breaches if a malicious application gains access to a privileged process.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability and to monitor applications running on the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm CP access driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and because of vulnerability specific details which limit the impact of the issue. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32068683. References: QC-CR#1103788.

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