CVE-2017-0554 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Telephony component could enable a local malicious application to access capabilities outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to gain access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-33815946.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97343Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97343Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-0554?

CVE-2017-0554 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Telephony component could enable a local malicious application to access capabilities outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate b...

How severe is CVE-2017-0554?

CVE-2017-0554 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-0554?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.