Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-0491 (CCN-123021)

Assigned:2016-11-29
Published:2017-03-06
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-0491

Source: CCN
Type: Android Open Source Project
Android Security Bulletin—March 2017

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
96791

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96791
Google Android Package Manager CVE-2017-0491 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037968

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve20170491-priv-esc(123021)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    google android 4.0
    google android 4.0.1
    google android 4.0.2
    google android 4.0.3
    google android 4.0.4
    google android 4.1
    google android 4.1.2
    google android 4.2
    google android 4.2.1
    google android 4.2.2
    google android 4.3
    google android 4.3.1
    google android 4.4
    google android 4.4.1
    google android 4.4.2
    google android 4.4.3
    google android 4.4.4
    google android 5.0
    google android 5.0.1
    google android 5.0.2
    google android 5.1
    google android 5.1.0
    google android 5.1.1
    google android 6.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 7.0
    google android 7.1.0
    google android 7.1.1
    google android *