CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6276

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

NVIDIA mediaserver contains a vulnerability where a use after free malfunction can occur due to an incorrect bounds check, which could enable unauthorized code execution and possibly lead to elevation of privileges.

Risk Assessment

This issue is rated as high, posing a serious security risk to the Android system by allowing attackers to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update or apply patches for NVIDIA mediaserver to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

NVIDIA mediaserver contains a vulnerability where it is possible a use after free malfunction can occur due to an incorrect bounds check which could enable unauthorized code execution and possibly lead to elevation of privileges. This issue is rated as high. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android: A-63802421. References: N-CVE-2017-6276.

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