CVE-2017-0614
HighSummary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator 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.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization is the potential for malicious code to be executed in the kernel, which could lead to full control over the device.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver
See all- CVE-2017-0613High
CVE-2017-0613 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
- CVE-2017-0612High
CVE-2017-0612 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver, allowing a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
- CVE-2016-8480High
A vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. It requires compromising a privileged process first.
Original NVD description (English source)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator 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-35399405. References: QC-CR#1080290.