CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2697

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The goldeneye driver in NMO-L31C432B120 and earlier versions, NEM-L21C432B100 and earlier versions, NEM-L51C432B120 and earlier versions, KNT-AL10C746B160 and earlier versions, VNS-L21C185B142 and earlier versions, CAM-L21C10B130 and earlier versions, and CAM-L21C185B141 and earlier versions has a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with root privileges on the Android system can trick a user into installing a malicious application, leading to system crashes or privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious risk to device security, allowing attackers to gain higher privileges or destabilize the system. This could result in data loss or unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update devices to the latest software versions that address this vulnerability. Users should also be educated about the risks of installing applications from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The goldeneye driver in NMO-L31C432B120 and earlier versions,NEM-L21C432B100 and earlier versions,NEM-L51C432B120 and earlier versions,KNT-AL10C746B160 and earlier versions,VNS-L21C185B142 and earlier versions,CAM-L21C10B130 and earlier versions,CAM-L21C185B141 and earlier versions has buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to crash the system or escalate privilege.

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