PT-2017-1091
CVE-2016-8467
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Published
2017-01-13
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Updated
2017-01-18
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device. This problem is rated as High because it can cause a local permanent denial of service, affecting device interoperability in a completely permanent manner or requiring re-flashing of the entire operating system.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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