CVE-2017-0518
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
- Record
CVE-2017-0518- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
- Record
CVE-2017-0518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0872 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-894m-8484-x85q
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
- Record
GHSA-894m-8484-x85q- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0518
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0518- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0518 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published March 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
securitytracker.com/id/1037968
securityfocus.com/bid/96950
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0518
github.com/advisories/GHSA-894m-8484-x85q
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0518
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0518