CVE-2017-0491
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CVE-2017-0491 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Package Manager could enable a local malicious application to prevent users from uninstalling applications or removing permissions from applications. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Package Manager could enable a local malicious application to prevent users from uninstalling applications or removing permissions from applications. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32553261.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | 4.0 | |
| Android | 4.0.1 | |
| Android | 4.0.2 | |
| Android | 4.0.3 | |
| Android | 4.0.4 | |
| Android | 4.1 | |
| Android | 4.1.2 | |
| Android | 4.2 | |
| Android | 4.2.1 | |
| Android | 4.2.2 | |
| Android | 4.3 | |
| Android | 4.3.1 | |
| Android | 4.4 | |
| Android | 4.4.1 | |
| Android | 4.4.2 | |
| Android | 4.4.3 | |
| Android | 4.4.4 | |
| Android | 5.0 | |
| Android | 5.0.1 | |
| Android | 5.0.2 | |
| Android | 5.1 | |
| Android | 5.1.0 | |
| Android | 5.1.1 | |
| Android | 6.0 | |
| Android | 6.0.1 | |
| Android | 7.0 | |
| Android | 7.1.0 | |
| Android | 7.1.1 |
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.htmlVendor Advisory
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