CVE-2017-0623 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the HTC bootloader in Android devices running Kernel-3.18. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the bootloader's context. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.0, exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction, but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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