CVE-2017-0554 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2017-0554?

CVE-2017-0554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0554?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0554?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0554 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0554 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0554 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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