Integer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-0869
Published: January 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37674
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0869
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
NVIDIA driver contains an integer overflow vulnerability which could cause a use after free and possibly lead to an elevation of privilege enabling code execution as a privileged process. This issue is rated as high. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-37776156. References: N-CVE-2017-0869.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0869
Install update from vendor's website.