PT-2017-1876

CVE-2017-0578

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Published

2017-04-07

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Updated

2019-10-03

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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 a lack of access control in the DTS sound driver of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel using a special application. This is an elevation of privilege issue that could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel, but it first requires compromising a privileged process.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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