Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-0331
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA video driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.10. Android ID: A-34113000. References: N-CVE-2017-0331.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0331?
- CVE-2017-0331 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0331?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.