SB2017051245 - Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Google, Google Android

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0593)

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs could enable a local malicious application to obtain access to custom permissions. This issue is rated as High because it is a general bypass for operating system protections that isolate application data from other applications. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34114230.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98126
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01