CVE-2017-0450 Privilege escalation in Android
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-2017-0450?
CVE-2017-0450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Feb 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 Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32917432.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vvr-j4mv-4xcv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0450.