Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-6258

NVIDIA libnvmmlite_audio.so contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability when running in media server which may cause an out of bounds write and could lead to local code execution in a privileged process. This issue is rated as high. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android: A-38027496. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6258.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-6258: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6258?
CVE-2017-6258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-6258?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.