CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0649

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0649 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek sound 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 execution of malicious code in the system kernel, which could lead to serious security breaches if an attacker gains access to a privileged process.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and update Android systems to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability and to implement additional security measures to protect against local attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek sound 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: N/A. Android ID: A-34468195. References: M-ALPS03162283.

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