Privilege escalation in Google Android - CVE-2017-0767
Published: September 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8184
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0767
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted file to escalate privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted file to escalate privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0767
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2.