CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2698

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ddr_devfreq driver in versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197 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 risk to Android device users, allowing attackers to gain higher privileges or destabilize the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to version GRA-UL00C00B197 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The ddr_devfreq driver in versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197 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