CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-13172

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-13172 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek Bluetooth driver affecting the Android kernel.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access to device data or functions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to monitor devices for unauthorized changes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek bluetooth driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-36493287. References: M-ALPS03495791.

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