Privilege escalation in Google Android - CVE-2017-0750
Published: February 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0750
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Flash-Friendly File System (f2fs) in the Linux kernel due to an out-of-bounds write error. A local attacker can construct a malicious file system that, when mounted, cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
The weakness exists in the Flash-Friendly File System (f2fs) in the Linux kernel due to an out-of-bounds write error. A local attacker can construct a malicious file system that, when mounted, cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0750
Install update from vendor's website.