PT-2017-1098

CVE-2016-8448

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Published

2017-01-12

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Updated

2017-01-18

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CVSS 2.0
7.6
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, of the Android operating system. Exploitation of this issue could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel, but it first requires compromising a privileged process. This problem is considered high severity.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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