CVE-2017-6247

High

Published: 06/07/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-6247 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High due to the potential for local arbitrary code execution in a privileged kernel process.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization is that malicious software could gain access to critical system resources, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update NVIDIA drivers and monitor the system for potential malicious applications.

Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA sound driver

CVE-2017-6249High
CVE-2017-6249 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. However, it requires compromising a privileged process first.

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process in the kernel. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-34386301. References: N-CVE-2017-6247.