CVE-2017-6248 — HIGH (7.0) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-34372667. References: N-CVE-2017-6248.

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	7.1.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98876Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98876Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-6248?

CVE-2017-6248 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderat...

How severe is CVE-2017-6248?

CVE-2017-6248 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6248?

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