Vulnerability in Android
CVE-2017-6249
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-34373711. References: N-CVE-2017-6249.
EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Android — versions NA
- Google Android
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6249?
- CVE-2017-6249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6249?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.