CVE-2017-0384 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local malicious application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges in the Android Audioserver component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0384?

CVE-2017-0384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp in libeffects in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local 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. Android ID: A-32095626.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0384?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w4q7-fgpj-f55c.

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