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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98150 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
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.