Privilege escalation in Google Android - CVE-2017-13215
Published: March 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10938
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13215
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Upstream kernel skcipher. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Upstream kernel skcipher. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13215
Update to the latest version.