PT-2017-1882

CVE-2017-0572

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Published

2017-04-07

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Updated

2019-10-03

Description by

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 versions Kernel-3.10
Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver, which is associated with insufficient access control. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel using a special application. The vulnerability requires compromising a privileged process and is rated as High.
Recommendations For Android version Kernel-3.10, consider restricting access to the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the vulnerable Wi-Fi driver functionality may help mitigate the issue.
Exploitability
Fix
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Weakness enumeration
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