Vulnerability in Google Inc. Android
CVE-2017-0563
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen 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-32089409.
EPSS: 0.009 (55.7th 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 Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.10
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0563?
- CVE-2017-0563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0563?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.