What is the severity of CVE-2017-0383?

CVE-2017-0383 is rated as High due to its potential to enable local malicious applications to execute arbitrary code within privileged processes.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0383?

To fix CVE-2017-0383, users should update their Android devices to a version that is no longer vulnerable, particularly versions beyond 7.1.0.

What versions of Android are affected by CVE-2017-0383?

CVE-2017-0383 affects Android versions 7.0 and 7.1.0.

What types of attacks can CVE-2017-0383 facilitate?

CVE-2017-0383 can facilitate elevation of privilege attacks allowing a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to system capabilities.

Who is impacted by CVE-2017-0383?

Users running affected versions of Android, particularly those who use applications on their devices, are at risk from CVE-2017-0383.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-0383

critical

9.3

CWE

190

3/1/2017

12/1/2017

20/4/2025

CVE-2017-0383: Integer Overflow

First published: Tue Jan 03 2017(Updated: )

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-31677614.

Credit: security@android.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Android	=7.0
Android	=7.1.0
Android
	=7.0
	=7.1.0

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What is the severity of CVE-2017-0383?
CVE-2017-0383 is rated as High due to its potential to enable local malicious applications to execute arbitrary code within privileged processes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0383?
To fix CVE-2017-0383, users should update their Android devices to a version that is no longer vulnerable, particularly versions beyond 7.1.0.
What versions of Android are affected by CVE-2017-0383?
CVE-2017-0383 affects Android versions 7.0 and 7.1.0.
What types of attacks can CVE-2017-0383 facilitate?
CVE-2017-0383 can facilitate elevation of privilege attacks allowing a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to system capabilities.
Who is impacted by CVE-2017-0383?
Users running affected versions of Android, particularly those who use applications on their devices, are at risk from CVE-2017-0383.

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