#VU8169 Privilege escalation in Google Android - CVE-2017-0752
Published: September 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8169
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-0752
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Google Android
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the device.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the device.
Remediation
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.